Rape accused rebailed over tags
A man accused of rape is readmitted to bail due to suspected faults in electronic tagging.

Van Morrison a father again at 64
Acclaimed Belfast-born singer Van Morrison is a father again at the age of 64, a statement on his website announces.

Church robbed of oil at Christmas
A quantity of heating oil is stolen from a church in Garvagh, County Londonderry, at Christmas, police confirm.

PSNI pay £45,000 in raid damages
Police in Northern Ireland paid £45,072 in compensation for damage caused in raids last year.

Premiership programme wiped out
The Carling Premiership programme scheduled for Tuesday night is wiped out because of the wintry weather.

Prayer appeal for sick cardinal
The head of the Catholic church in Ireland appeals for people to pray for his predecessor, who is seriously ill in hospital.

Depression forces DUP MP to go
The wife of NI First Minister Peter Robinson announces she is quitting politics after suffering bouts of depression.

That mouse and BBC NI's top 10 most read stories
A look back through the 10 most read stories of 2009 on the BBC Northern Ireland news website.

PSNI left red-faced after telephone message 'boob'
The PSNI press office has been left red-faced after its telephone message service for journalists contained an unfortunate slip of the tongue.

Seaview ref feared for his safety
Irish League referee Adrian McCourt says he was concerned for his safety after sending off five players and a manager in the Crusaders v Cliftonville match.

The E word
MPs' expenses soap opera that ran and ran

Me and U2
It's killing... a new film about going to school with Bono

Troubled waters
How farmers faced floods and nervous bankers in 2009

Political review
2009 promised progress but ended in acrimony

Weather update
Latest weather forecast from Northern Ireland

Freeze hits water to 400 homes
Up to 400 householders in Northern Ireland are experiencing difficulties with water supplies because of freezing conditions.

£6m in forgotten savings awaits
A golden money pot of up to £6m in forgotten savings is up for grabs.

Bogus caller dupes woman
A bogus caller plays the role of good Samaritan in order to steal a woman's savings in Ballymoney, County Antrim.

£415,000 for deprived areas
A funding boost of £415,000 is to be shared among 17 communities in deprived areas across Northern Ireland.

One dead, 18 hurt in bus crash
A woman in her 40s is killed and 18 others are injured after a minibus overturns in the Republic of Ireland.

IRA murder bid magistrate dies
A magistrate who survived an IRA murder attempt 25 years ago in which his daughter was killed has died.

CCTV cameras for Holyland area
CCTV cameras are to be installed in the Holyland area of south Belfast in an attempt to combat anti-social behaviour.

Danger warning over icy NI roads
Police warn motorists in Northern Ireland to use "extreme caution" on the roads on Sunday night as freezing temperatures continue.

Man dies in County Antrim fire
A man in his 50s has died in a house fire in Whitehead, County Antrim, the Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed.

Five charged with priest murder
A senior policeman in Kenya says that five men have been charged with the murder of an Irish priest earlier this month.

Quarry death 'a tragic accident'
An MLA describes the death of a teenager, whose body was found at a quarry, as a "terribly tragic and unfortunate accident".

'Adams canvassed with brother'
A picture of Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams canvassing with his brother Liam for the party in 1997 is published in a newspaper.

Bishop 'unsure' over resignations
The Bishop of Derry, Seamus Hegarty, says he is unsure if it would be helpful for more bishops to resign over the Murphy Report.

City airport hopes for better day
There are only slight delays to flights from City of Derry Airport today after freezing fog caused cancellations on Wednesday.

McGimpsey not standing in Belfast
The health minister rules himself out from standing as a candidate in South Belfast in next year's Westminster election.

Flooding task force holds meeting
The first meeting of a task force set up after flooding in Fermanagh takes place in Enniskillen.

Death of founder member of SDLP
Tributes are paid to the Lisburn councillor and one of the founders of the SDLP, Peter O'Hagan, who died on Tuesday.

DUP releases revised MPs expenses
The DUP have released details of the revised amounts of expenses their MPs have repaid.

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