Talks expected on Monday after Sinn Féin leaders join those on streets opposing decision to allow unionist parade for first time since 1998

Tensions between unionist and nationalist leaders in Northern Ireland have escalated as a number of Orange Order members remain at Drumcree church, vowing not to leave until they can proceed with their march down a nationalist road in Portadown.

Members of the loyalist Orange Lodge made a third attempt to proceed down Garvaghy Road at 4am on Monday morning, but a line of police Land Rovers blocked their path.

Prosecutors allege Stephen McCullagh broadcast six-hour recording to provide alibi for killing Natalie McNally

A man in Northern Ireland confected an alibi for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend by uploading a prerecorded gaming session to YouTube and pretending it was a live stream, a court has been told.

Stephen McCullagh broadcast a six-hour recording of him playing Grand Theft Auto and Robot Wars to create the impression that he was at home, while in fact he was 17 miles away committing murder, prosecutors told Belfast crown court on Thursday.