BALLYMENA: A woman found by police in a parked car with her trousers and underwear around her knees admitted being in charge of a vehicle with excess alcohol, having recorded a breath reading of 106 against a legal limit of 35. The case was heard at Antrim Magistrates' Court sitting in Ballymena, where a defence barrister said she was deeply ashamed and wished to apologise.

BELFAST: An Antrim man was refused bail following an alleged serious assault on his uncle.