A number of homes have been evacuated due to a security alert in Glengormley, County Antrim.
The alert, at Ashford Lodge off the Ballyclare Road, began after a suspicious object was discovered.
A number of cordons and road closures are in place.
Police have asked motorists and pedestrians to avoid the area.
As the federal government comes under pressure on weakened hate speech laws, fresh penalties will apply for disclosing private information online.
A coroner has found serious flaws around Queensland's voluntary assisted dying safeguards led to a man having access to fatal drugs meant for someone else.
Lions coach Chris Fagan admits his side fell into the trap of operating conservatively later in the season, pledging to play with freedom in their semi-final.
A review has found NSW police officers are not always the right people to respond to mental health crises in the community, sparking calls for urgent action.
A man who stole a gorilla statue from a retirement village in a rented ute while suspended from driving has been given a community corrections order.
Stuart Paul Anderson will spend decades behind bars after a jury found him guilty of murdering a 77-year-old woman in her own home.
For a fourth straight day play in the one-off cricket Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand has been abandoned without a ball being bowled.
Brisbane Lions star Ally Anderson broke the AFLW disposals record last week and shapes as a key figure in the round-three clash with Collingwood.
Jarome Luai has detailed how nightly journalling is helping him control his emotions at Penrith, as he aims to depart his junior club with a fourth premiership.
Tasmania's Liberal government has pushed back a projected surplus and forecast net debt to double in four years in the 2024/25 budget.
Olivia Gadecki has scored the biggest win over her career with a straight-sets dismissal of world no.11 Danielle Collins in Guadalajara.
Newcastle have suffered a major blow ahead of their elimination final against North Queensland, with Bradman Best ruled out with a hamstring injury.
Adam Kingsley denies GWS are relying on Toby Greene to produce moments of brilliance, but the coach admits he needs his skipper to lift for their AFL final.
Geoff Clark has started his jail term ahead of sentencing after three juries found him guilty of stealing more than $920,000.
Canterbury prop Max King has admitted his pack were well beaten by Manly in August, but insists the Bulldogs can turn around their end-of-season problems.
The teal-held seat of North Sydney will be abolished at the next election, forcing its independent MP to reconsider her political future.
Up to nine Australian military commanders who held senior roles during the war in Afghanistan will be stripped of their distinguished service medals.
Australia will be the beneficiary of greater market access to China, a senior diplomat says, despite frustration over a sustained lobster ban festering.
The search for a skier who died in Kosciuszko National Park took too long to start after he was reported missing, the NSW state coroner has found.
Greg Lynn's destruction of Carol Clay and Russell Hill's remains was "evil, wicked and unconscionable", the murdered 73-year-old woman's family says.
