An inquest into the death of the 14-year-old is set to get under way in Belfast next year.

Mickey McKinney said they received the threat during the trial of former paratrooper Soldier F recently.

Marianne Smyth was sentenced at Downpatrick Crown Court after being found guilty of theft and fraud in September.

Soldier F has been accused of the murder of James Wray and William McKinney after a civil rights parade in Derry on January 30th 1972.

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency confirmed an insect found on Friday was an Asian hornet.

A Bill presented to the UK Parliament on Tuesday seeks to prevent the former Sinn Féin president from securing compensation for being detained in the early 1970s.

The men have been taken to the serious crime suite at Musgrave Police Station in Belfast for questioning.

The draft laws came after the UK government unveiled a joint framework agreed upon with the Irish Government last month.

The ex-Sinn Féin president said he was consulting lawyers after a Bill was tabled to prevent him securing a payout over his internment in the 1970s.

William and Kate have made an unannounced visit to Northern Ireland.

A 2020 Supreme Court ruling had paved the way for Mr Adams to secure compensation for his detention without trial in the early 1970s.

The Justice minister was commenting after an angle grinder was used to remove an Irish language section of a bilingual sign in east Belfast.

A defence barrister for Soldier F has argued evidence in the case is ‘fundamentally contradictory’.

Smoking materials were the lead cause, according to the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service.

The 40-year-old is assisting with police enquiries.

Police are asking those with information to contact police on 101 quoting 129811/10/25.

Ireland face a difficult task in Portugal, while three Irish provinces are in URC action.

The collision took place on the Pomeroy Road in Cookstown on Friday morning.

Denis McLaughlin, who was 16 at the time, said he witnessed a man being injured and falling.

The former DUP leader and his wife face charges relating to alleged historical sex offences.

The Alliance Party leader described the incident as ‘bullying and intimidation’.

Police have urged the public not to share a distressing image from the scene in Newry which has been circulating.

Ian Paisley said in a new BBC podcast that while he was open to conversations, he emphasised his identity is British.

Masked males with suspected firearms threatened security staff at the premises in the Aughnacloy area.

Jon McCourt said he was struck himself by a rubber bullet and had not posed any threat to the soldiers.

Agriculture minister Andrew Muir told MLAs a cull of 23,000 birds at a commercial premises near Omagh began on Tuesday.

The PSNI has encouraged people not to engage in online speculation about the incident in Newtownabbey.

Soldier F is accused of two murders and five attempted murders.

Two men have been told how long they must serve in prison before they can be considered for release for the murder of Malcolm McKeown in 2019.

The alarm was raised in the Monaghan Street area of the city just before midnight on Sunday

Mrs Badenoch kicked off the annual Tory conference in Manchester with a pledge to leave the ECHR.

It was also reported an object was thrown at two males who were inside a vehicle during the incident on Saturday night.

Northern Ireland's Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir said it highlighted that people cannot be complacent.

Soldier F is on trial at Belfast Crown Court accused of two murders and five attempted murders.

An SDLP councillor has described the appearance of the graffiti as ‘chilling’

Two people have been arrested following the incident in the Coalisland area.

The Policing Board was told an investigation into the incident in Damascus Street is ongoing.

Noah, 14, was found dead in a storm drain in north Belfast in June 2020, six days after he went missing as he cycled to meet friends.

Detectives are investigating the incident in the Lisnamual Close area of Downpatrick on Thursday.

Soldier F denies two murders and five attempted murders.

Sinn Féin has described a historic moment for the council, while the DUP questioned a lack of clarity around costs.

An alarm was raised on Tuesday evening when emergency services attended a property in south Belfast where people reported feeling unwell.

The island is home to Northern Ireland’s largest seabird colony