BALLYMENA: A 38-year-old man who swung a bunch of flowers at a female staff member in a Tesco Express and spat in a police vehicle was sentenced to 18 months probation.

CRAIGAVON: A 20-year-old man pleaded guilty to riotous assembly in June last year and was released on continuing bail pending sentencing.

BELFAST: A 44-year-old man with a lifetime driving ban for causing the death of a schoolgirl in a joyriding incident was sent to Crown Court charged with driving while disqualified.