BALLYMENA: A 43-year-old man who flashed his van lights to stop a motorist and pressured him into buying a welder, then charged £400 instead of £40, was given a six-month prison term suspended for two years at Antrim Magistrates' Court sitting in Ballymena. He handed £360 compensation to the court.

BELFAST: The jury in the Chloe Mitchell murder trial was discharged.

BELFAST: A review hearing in the John Caldwell attempted murder case was told of progress following judicial warnings.

NEWRY: A 24-year-old convicted offender was refused bail at Armagh Magistrates' Court sitting in Newry after being accused of 18 offences including breaches of a prevention order, notification failures, possession of cannabis and an imitation firearm. He was remanded in custody to appear by video link on 2 December.