Most typical household electricity bills in Northern Ireland will increase by £90 a year from July 1, it was revealed.

Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond set out his arguments for how an independence Scotland could survive economically.

The Ulster People’s Forum has said it is “bemused” by a statement from the PSNI saying that talks conducted in Wales at the weekend aimed at reducing tensions ahead of the parading season have produced a positive outcome.

A NORTH Belfast woman accused of conning her elderly mother out of more than £40,000 (pounds) by forging her signature on cheques broke down in the witness box today (tues) as she tearfully denied defrauding her mother.

Detectives investigating the murder of a man in east Belfast have arrested a suspect on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.

An 11-year-old girl from Northern Ireland who died on a school trip to the Scottish Highlands is thought to have suffered from a heart abnormality, it has emerged.

The Ballyclare May Fair got underway on Tuesday with the annual horse-trading day.

A government-funded £25 million upgrade to Windsor Park could unfairly extend the dominance of Northern Ireland’s most financially powerful football club, the High Court has heard.

Political uncertainty over dealing with Northern Ireland’s troubled past needs to be addressed, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) said.

The number of deaths from dementia in Northern Ireland hit a new high of 1,400 last year, it was revealed.

Computer-based literacy and numeracy tests used by primary schools in Northern Ireland will no longer be compulsory following a series of technical glitches, it was revealed.

Including the threat of suicide as grounds for termination in changes to Ireland’s strict abortion regime is like legislating for the killing of babies, it has been suggested.

Tom McGonigle, a Criminal Justice Inspector, is to be the new Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman.

The TUV private member’s bill to ban those with serious criminal convictions from becoming special ministerial advisors has passed another hurdle.

An amendment to allow registrars to opt out of conducting same-sex marriages failed last night, despite the backing of Northern Ireland MPs.

Residents spoke of their shock and sadness yesterday after one of Ulster’s most stunning stately homes went ablaze.

The daughter of a 73-year-old murder victim says he had been left in great pain following the stabbing which ultimately killed him.

Five people were killed in fires caused by smoking materials during the last year, the Northern Ireland Fire Service revealed today.

Dissident attacks are likely to occur in Northern Ireland during the G8 summit despite the presence of thousands of extra police officers, the commander of the security operation said today.

A woman allegedly conned her elderly mother of more than £40,000 by forging the pensioner’s signature on cheques, a jury heard on Monday.