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Vandals damage pitch

The Stangmore Park pitch of Irish Premier League club Dungannon Swifts is damaged by vandals.

ASBO warning after centre abuse

Staff and customers using a leisure centre in Londonderry say they are being verbally abused by youths.

'Racist probe' in firework attack

The police investigate a possible racial motive following a firework attack on a house in County Antrim.

Mental health taskforce is set up

A new taskforce is to be established in response to a major review of mental health care in Northern Ireland.

'No date' for devolving policing

Policing and justice powers will not be passed to the assembly within two years of devolution, the DUP claims.

Woman is killed in road collision

One person dies and six others are injured following a road accident in County Antrim.

Jobs go as charity cuts service

A charity for people with physical difficulties closes part of its operation with the loss of 40 jobs.

Football: Chelsea clinch equaliser

Didier Drogba's injury-time equaliser gives Chelsea a crucial Champions League point against Barcelona.

Football: Liverpool cruise to win

Liverpool qualify for the Champions League knockout stages as they cruise past Bordeaux.

Pair appeal against extradition

Two British holidaymakers accused of a bottle attack in Greece seven years ago lodge an appeal against their extradition.

Street lights 'burning all day'

A Friends of the Earth group raises concerns over the energy wasted by hundreds of street lights burning during daytime.

London 'speeds ageing process'

Living in London prematurely ages your skin by three-and-a-half years, new research suggests.

Carmarthen secure last-eight spot

Carmarthen secure the last remaining place in the Loosemore's Challenge Cup quarter-finals with a 4-2 win at Port Talbot.

Peterborough 1-0 Swansea

Danny Crow's third-minute goal proves enough to take Peterborough into round three of the Johnstone's Paints Trophy.

Judge sums up in baby murder case

The jury is told they must decide whether a woman accused of allowing her son's murder could have foreseen the attack.

RAF Iraq deaths were 'avoidable'

The death of two RAF men shot down by a US missile during the Iraq war was "entirely avoidable", a coroner says.

'Serious' fire at primary school

Firefighters tackle a blaze at a primary school in Haverfordwest which is described as "serious".

Police saw man reading at wheel

A salesman who made a phone call and read paperwork while driving is banned from the roads.

Healthy dinners turn off pupils

MSPs hear about a 17% drop in school meal uptake in Glasgow since healthy eating projects were introduced.

College overhaul plans unveiled

Plans for a Ј50m redevelopment of the Jewel and Esk Valley College are unveiled at Holyrood.

Body of trawlerman brought home

The body of a fishermen who died during violent storms in the North Sea is brought back to Scotland.

Pylon objection set to be dropped

Falkirk Council officials recommend the withdrawal of objections to the Beauly to Denny power line.

Tribute plan for radar inventor

The town of Brechin in Angus plans to commemorate the inventor of the radar with a statue.

Specialist schools cause division

The future expansion of specialists schools is dividing Holyrood's coalition partners, the BBC learns.

Derry City v Sligo Rovers updates

Latest scores from the Carlsberg FAI Cup semi-final replay between Derry and Sligo at the Brandywell.

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