The head of the army says the UK's political leaders are about to start a "frank conversation" with the public about the need to prepare for war.
Police are investigating after a pipe bomb was put through the letter box of a Belfast home while a mother and her children were inside.
A British father has been fined €3,000 (£2,500) for causing the death of his two-year-old son who fell from the fourth floor of a hotel in Cyprus.
A ban on pornography depicting strangulation and incestuous relationships - as well as someone pretending to be a child under 16 - will come into effect next month.