Paul Higgins

An Antrim man accused of raping and threatening a woman who has since died has had the charges against him withdrawn.

A heavily intoxicated off-duty police officer accused of assaulting colleagues at a wedding told interviewing officers he “shrugged” them off, a judge heard today.

An Antrim man accused of raping and threatening a woman who has since died has had the charges against him withdrawn.

This is the north Belfast woman who avoided jail after trying to open an aircraft door while it was thousands of feet in the air.

A Co Down pensioner who made more than £600,000 selling hundreds of fake designer handbags will only have to pay back £25,200, a judge has ordered.

A Co. Down pensioner who made more than £600,000 profit selling hundreds of fake designer handbags will only have to pay back £25,200, a judge ordered today.

Police called to a hammer attack were confronted by a man “covered in blood” and an unknown woman standing “naked in the kitchen”, a court heard today.

Police called to a hammer attack were confronted by a man “covered in blood” and an unknown woman standing “naked in the kitchen”, a court heard today.

A man with an “atrocious” record, including a lifetime driving ban and more than 120 driving offences, was given a four-month jail sentence today.

A man with an “atrocious” record, including a lifetime driving ban and more than 120 driving offences, was given a four-month jail sentence today.