A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Explosion outside PSNI station
Up to 40 families were removed from their homes after an explosion outside a police station in north Belfast.
The incident happened in the early hours of yesterday morning at the rear of the Old Park PSNI station. There were no injuries.
British army technical officers cordoned off the area.
A spokesman said they had no leads as to who was responsible.
MP for the area Nigel Dodds of the DUP said it was further evidence of a "ruthless and fanatical dissident republican element" in north Belfast.
The SDLP MLA for north Belfast, Alban Maginness, condemned the attack.
Dublin boy ordered to do house work
A 15-year-old Dublin boy who went on a rampage in his home and punched a hole through a wall was ordered by a judge yesterday to do household chores for the next six months.
Farmers' wives may have to refund pension
Minister for Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin has apologised for an "awful mistake" that could force up to 85 farmers' spouses to pay back thousands of euro in pension payments, writes Jamie Smyth.
Hundreds of other women could also see their entitlement to a contributory State pension rescinded following a review of rules relating to the payment of pensions to spouses in commercial partnerships.
Ms Hanafin told an Oireachtas committee that her department had incorrectly awarded State pensions to spouses who were part of a commercial partnership such as a farm.