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A Chinese cannabis courier arrested at Belfast International Airport after the pungent plant was clocked by sharp-nosed staff on the baggage carousel has been jailed.

A Chinese cannabis courier arrested at Belfast International Airport after the pungent plant was clocked by sharp-nosed staff on the baggage carousel has been jailed.

A cowardly paedophile convicted over indecent images of kids as young as six claimed he “didn’t know they were children” while hiding behind his mother.

A cowardly paedophile convicted over indecent images of kids as young as six claimed he “didn’t know they were children” while hiding behind his mother.

A Co Antrim woman will stand trial in the new year accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy.

A Co Antrim woman will stand trial in the New Year accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy.

A Co Antrim woman will stand trial in the New Year accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy.

A retired teacher who committed a “gross breach of trust” when he sexually abused three boys during extracurricular activities in the 1980s and 1990s was handed a 40-month sentence on Friday.

Patrick Sharkey, 80, originally from Donegal, was also ordered to sign the sex offenders register.

A retired teacher who committed a “gross breach of trust” when he sexually abused three boys during extracurricular activities in the 1980s and 1990s was today handed a 40-month sentence.