Mrs Long said delays in the justice system, with women locked up for crimes committed years ago, could be one explanation.

Vong, 15, from Castledawson in Co. Londonderry, was rushed to hospital after being pulled from the Moyola River around 5am on ...

The 20-year-old was keen to do something that would offer steady employment and get his career off to a good start.

A pensioner was shot five times in the arms and legs after masked men broke into his home in Coleraine, the PSNI said. Police said they received a report of a shooting incident on Thursday evening.

Police believe a gang of three men stole a vehicle in Portadown and travelled to Mid Ulster shortly before 7am to target businesses, with the Audi A6 later found partially burnt in the Co Armagh town ...

There has been condemnation after a number of shops in the Mid Ulster area were targeted in early morning armed robberies, including a member of staff having a gun pointed to his head.

The SDLP has welcomed Chancellor Rachel Reeves commitment to "reset relations with the EU". Party leader and South Belfast and Mid Down MP, Clare Hanna, said that her party has been clear that the ...

Mr Tierney, a former mayor of Derry City and Strabane, had his membership of the SDLP suspended this week and resigned the party whip. The Mooney family released a statement through the law firm ...

The committee voted entirely on party lines; Sinn Fein and the SDLP backed the block, while the DUP and Alliance were opposed and the Greens abstained.

The leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) has defended their handling of a councillor who gave a court reference for a man jailed for rape. Claire Hanna said the SDLP ...

Brian Tierney, a former mayor of Derry and Strabane, gave a court reference for an Irish soldier who was jailed for rape A Londonderry councillor has been suspended from the Social Democratic and ...

The scene has now been passed over to the PSNI.” SDLP Councillor for Antrim, Roisin Lynch condemned the attack on the home of a pensioner in the strongest possible terms, branding it ...