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A new report on tackling paramilitarism in Northern Ireland proposes helping former paramilitary prisoners to access employment, financial services, adoption and travel advice.
It suggests creating a unit to specialise in paramilitaries and communities in transition.
The father struck by lightning while he collected his children from school in Lisburn is 37 years old.
His five-year-old son and seven-year-old daughter were also injured. The father and son are now critically ill in hospital.
A woman started a fire at her home which led to the death of her elderly neighbour after she had a row with her husband over furniture, a court has heard.
Karen Hasson (59), of Thorndale Park, Carryduff, County Down, had already pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 91-year-old Samuel Carson who died almost two years ago. Downpatrick Crown Court heard the fire ignited the family oil tank and burning oil then spread to the house next door.
BBC Sport talks to Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill on how he brought his team to its first major tournament in 30 years, with their highest-ever Fifa world ranking.
Lawyers acting for a former IRA member say they want to see an unredacted version of a legal document, as they try to prevent tapes of his interviews in the Boston College 'Belfast Project' being given to police.
Last night, Anthony McIntyre's lawyers were given a heavily redacted copy of the document, which lists the reasons why the PSNI and Public Prosecution Service want to seize the tapes.
One of the authors of a new report on tackling paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland says anyone who uses the "badge" of paramilitarism should face tougher sentences in organised crime cases.
John McBurney told the BBC's Evening Extra programme they cannot have "control and coercive power within communities" and said so-called punishment attacks cannot be tolerated.
An independent panel set up to recommend strategies to assist the disbandment of paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland says a new weapons decommissioning scheme should be put in place.
It recommends decommissioning should return for a limited time to deal with any fresh requests by groups. The suggestion is one of 43 recommendations made by the panel, which was set up as part of last year's Fresh Start Agreement.
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service says it sent three crews and three rapid response paramedics after a man and two children were struck by lightning.
It said the first paramedic was on the scene in Lisburn within seven minutes. It has also issued advice on what to do if you are caught in a lightning storm.
Chancellor George Osborne said on Monday there would have to be a hardening of the border between the UK and the Republic of Ireland if the UK votes to leave the EU. Is he right?
BBC Reality Check verdict: It's hard to predict what would happen to the border between the two countries at this stage. It would depend on the type of agreements the UK negotiates. Read more.
The principal of Lisburn school where a man and his two children were seriously hurt in a lightning strike said her staff and other parents "attended to the injured family until the arrival of the emergency services".
Fiona Douglas said other pupils were sent to a nearby college after the incident outside Killowen Primary School this afternoon. "The thoughts of the entire school community are with the family at this time," she added.
The Christy Ring Cup hurling final is to be replayed after GAA bosses acted on Tuesday following last weekend's scoreline controversy.
Meath were presented with the trophy after the referee calculated that they had won by a single point - 2-18 to 1-20. However, it quickly became apparent that the correct score in the second-tier hurling final was 2-17 to 1-20.
A man and a young boy are now both critically ill after a lightning strike in Lisburn, County Antrim.
A girl is seriously ill. Both children have been taken to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children.
There's been some flash flooding in Lisburn, County Antrim, following heavy downpours this afternoon.
This photo, showing the water level in Market Place, was taken by Paula Stewart within the past hour.
A man who was one of three people taken to hospital following a lightning strike in Lisburn is in a critical condition.
Two children who were also hurt in the incident have been taken to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children.
A four-vehicle crash on the A1 Dublin Road near Newry, County Down, has now been cleared.
It happened just before the turn off for Armagh, close to the Carnbane Industrial Estate. Police said no-one had to be taken to hospital.
Twitter user Richard Bradley, from NI Duathlon, tweeted these photos from Lisburn, where two children and a man where taken to hospital after a lightning strike.
Three people have been arrested in Belfast as part of an ongoing investigation into heroin supply.
A 37-year-old man and 33-year-old woman were arrested at a house in the Upper Malone area. A 23-year-old man was arrested in Alexander Park Avenue in the north of the city.
A Newcastle bar owner has been fined £6,000 for selling counterfeit vodka after pleading guilty at Downpatrick Magistrates' Court.
Patrick Robert Maginn, 55, of Bryansford Avenue, Newcastle, trading as Quinn's Bar and Off Sales, pleaded guilty to three charges under the Trade Marks Act 1994.
The crash on the A1 in Newry is close to the Carnbane Industrial estate and is just before the A28 turn-off for Armagh.
Both lanes of the dual carriageway are blocked for drivers heading south.
Emergency services are at the scene of a crash on the A1 Dublin Road in Newry.
Up to four cars were involved in the crash which happened at about 13:20.