Man in court over balcony plunge
A 26-year-old man is due in court on a murder charge after the death of a man who fell from the balcony of a Belfast apartment.

NIO staff received £600K bonuses
Northern Ireland Office civil servants received performance payments of almost £600,000 in 2008-9, it is revealed.

Swifts and Derry resolve dispute
Dungannon Swifts settle their financial differences with Derry City over Niall McGinn's transfer to Celtic.

UVF 'mercy killing' target dies
A former loyalist leader whose life-long friend allegedly tried to smother him in a "mercy killing" has died.

Arts centre work 'to start soon'
The executive is expected to release up to £10m to pay for a new Metropolitan Arts Centre in Belfast.

Department finds £24m owed rates
Northern Ireland's Department of Finance reveals it does not know how much of the £24m it is owed in rate debt has been collected.

Airport is expanding 'by stealth'
George Best Belfast City Airport requests the removal of the cap on the number of seats for sale that can be offered.

BBC Sound of 2010: County Down band among rising stars
Fifteen of the best rising music stars are announced on the longlist for the BBC's Sound of 2010.

McDowell clinches Masters place
Graeme McDowell secures a place at the 2010 US Masters by moving up from 55th to 38th in the world rankings.

Festive worries
Help online for depressed at Christmas

Budget DIY
Ireland faces an uphill battle to balance its books

Q&A
Why is Bishop Donal Murray under pressure to resign?

Making peace
IRA victim on his meeting with Gerry Adams

Weather update
Latest weather forecast from Northern Ireland

Pair admit Mackie killing charge
A murder trial has been halted after two men admitted killing a Scottish man after a loyalist band parade in 2006.

Councillor gay sex challenge ends
A Labour councillor from Hull who was arrested in a Belfast hotel room with his teenage boyfriend fails in a legal challenge against the police.

Irish Utd pair out until new year
Oliver Gill, the son of Manchester United chief executive David, is called up as emergency cover for the injury-hit team's Champions League game at Wolfsburg.

Jail boss resignation 'huge blow'
The resignation of the governor of HMP Maghaberry has been described as a "blow to the Prison Service".

Twinbrook alert is declared hoax
A security alert in Twinbrook on the outskirts of west Belfast is declared an elaborate hoax, the police say.

Cotton buds blamed for pollution
NI Water blames cotton buds and sanitary items for a pollution incident in Antrim.

Motorist dies in lorry collision
A motorist dies and a lorry driver is slightly injured in a crash near Enniskillen in County Fermanagh, the police say.

Men released over editor attack
Two men held over an attack on the Sunday World's northern editor in Belfast city centre are released on bail.

Business slams Stormont rows
Political in-fighting over justice powers is not acceptable while many people are losing their jobs, says NI Manufacturing.

QC puts Hamill case against RUC
A lawyer for the family of a man who was kicked to death by a loyalist mob will outline later why they believe police could have saved him

Contractors revealed for A5 plan
The contractors who will build an £800m dual carriageway from Londonderry to Aughnacloy are announced.

Doctors threatened with arrest
A district judge threatens to have two doctors at Altnagelvin Hospital arrested after they fail to turn up at court as witnesses.

Police attacked with petrol bombs
Police officers come under attack while dealing with two security alerts in the Creggan area of Londonderry on Sunday.

New education body costs £7m
The new Education and Skills Authority (ESA) has cost £7m of taxpayers' money despite not yet officially existing.

Tories in 'double jobbing' pledge
The Conservatives say they will use a bill currently before Westminster to try to clamp down on double jobbing at Stormont.

No justice nominations: Alliance
Alliance will not forward any names for consideration as minister of justice without agreement on other key issues first.

Durkan to contest next election
SDLP leader Mark Durkan is to contest the Foyle seat in the next general election, the party announces.

MLAs asked to make justice choice
The first and deputy first minister write to MLAs asking them to choose their nomination for justice minister by next week.

What the papers say
A look at what's making the headline in Tuesday's morning newspapers.