The High Court in London ruled earlier this week that the will of a man believed to be the IRA agent known as Stakeknife will not be made public.

The British government is challenging a Belfast High Court ruling that compelled it to establish a public inquiry into the killing of Sean Brown in 1997.

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn this week set out the Government’s plan to repeal and replace the previous government’s Legacy Act.

The UK government is to challenge a critical court ruling on the Legacy Act.

Sinn Fein is on course to replicate its success in last year’s Assembly elections, and become the largest party at council level.

Britain's Northern Ireland and foreign secretaries are meeting with leaders in the North on Wednesday

The Taoiseach has said the Government is wary of economic turmoil in the UK spilling over to Ireland