Conor Macauley

A former teacher at a prestigious Belfast grammar school has been jailed for two years for sexually assaulting four children there in the 1970s. William Lloyd Lavery, aged 77, of Richmond Avenue in Lisburn, taught at Richmond College in the city. He was h... See more

A man who lives near a police station in Belfast where a car bomb exploded over the weekend has said he had "a very, very lucky escape". The car later exploded outside the station as local residents were being evacuated. PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher ... See more

A Co Down runner is the toast of the athletics world after helping a collapsed competitor finish the Boston Marathon. Aaron Beggs, from Bangor, stopped to help a fellow runner who had seized up in sight of the finish line. Ajay Haridasse was within 200m o... See more

A 53-year-old man has appeared in court charged in connection with a £1.4m cocaine seizure in Co Down. He is David Kelly of Mourne Drive in Warrenpoint. Police arrested him after searching a house at Mourne Drive yesterday. They found cocaine and cash and... See more

The Stormont Executive has been asked to approve a home heating oil scheme that could provide help to 340,000 homes in Northern Ireland. The idea is set to be discussed at a meeting today. If approved, it would see low-income households receive around £10... See more