The men, aged 58, 56 and 34, are due to appear before Belfast Magistrates Court on Friday.

Masked men walked through Pitt Park on 2 February

Three men charged over Pitt Park incident

What do a series of recent controversies tell us about the politics around "cancel culture"?

A composite of Marjorie Taylor Greene, Abraham Lincoln and Gina Carano

Have any two words become more weaponised?

The jihadist abduction and killing of mountaineer Hervé Gourdel in Algeria in 2014 prompted outrage.

The backpack and the walking stick of Herve Gourdel, a 55-year-old French mountain guide who was kidnapped and beheaded by jihadists in Algeria last September

Death sentence over beheading of French tourist

FKA Twigs addresses why she didn't leave an abusive relationship with actor Shia LaBeouf sooner.

'I'm not going to answer that question any more'

Friday's papers carry images from Mars and report new data showing the early impact of vaccines.

'Perseverance pays off' and 'foreign holiday hope'

Russia mediated the exchange after the woman crossed near the Quneitra crossing about two weeks ago.

Prisoner exchange after Israeli woman enters Syria

Two-time winner Mark Williams and Ronnie O'Sullivan are through to the quarter-finals of Welsh Open after wins in Newport.

Williams & O'Sullivan into quarter-finals

Friday's back pages

Engineers celebrate as Perseverance completes its seven-month journey to the Red Planet.

'Touchdown confirmed': Nasa rover lands on Mars

What needs to happen to the data if we're to come out of lockdown in Wales?

What to look for on the road out of lockdown

The changes come as the first minister says lockdown's stay home message may end in three weeks.

Four can meet for exercise in Wales from Saturday

Freezing conditions in Texas have left the reptiles cold-stunned and in danger of drowning.

'Here are 47,000 cold-stunned turtles'

Steven Gerrard is "concerned" after injuries to captain James Tavernier and forward Kemar Roofe mar an astonishing 4-3 win over Royal Antwerp in the Europa League.

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard and captain James Tavernier

Gerrard 'concern' as injuries mar win

A vet recalls how farmers wept as she told them that their animals were infected with the disease.

'We stood in the farmyard and they cried'

Universities Scotland says it is a "sad, knock-on effect" of dental students having to repeat a year.

Dentist treating a patient wearing a mask

Dental schools will not take new students

BBC Wales' Gilbert John reflects on his reporting during the foot-and-mouth crisis 20 years ago.

'Each smoke pillar meant scores of animals killed'

But Wales' chief vet says contingency plans cut the chances of a repeat of the 2001 outbreak.

'Continual worry' of foot-and-mouth disease risk

A return to face-to-face learning for some from March in still on track, a cabinet committee hears.

Ireland's Covid-19 lockdown 'could extend to May'

Boris Johnson is encouraging other rich countries to donate vaccine doses at a virtual G7 meeting.

UK pledges surplus Covid vaccines to poorer nations

Scientists are vaccinating the entire adult population of a town in Brazil against Covid-19, to see if it helps bring life back to normal.

Coronavirus vaccination in Serrana, Brazil

Can you vaccinate a whole town?

Gwent Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct following the death.

Mouayed Bashir died on Wednesday after officers were called to his home

Answers sought from police after man's death

James Rodriguez is considering leaving Everton, Chelsea want a Bayern Munich defender, Real Madrid to put a plan together to sign Kylian Mbappe, plus more.

Friday's gossip column

Geraint Thomas says he is ready to show he can still win cycling's biggest events as he targets both the Tour de France and Olympic Games this summer.

Thomas 'super-motivated' for Tour and Olympic double

Mr Zeb, known as Haroon, was shot in Dudley last month and later died in hospital.

Second man charged after fatal shooting

MotoGP team boss Fausto Gresini is in a medically induced coma in hospital for the second time.

MotoGP team boss Gresini in coma

Geraint Thomas says he "isn't slowing down" as he targets both the Tour de France and Olympic Games this summer.

'Sport is fickle' - Thomas on why age does not matter

Howard Jones was already on bail for another offence when he shot at police during the robbery.

Man shot by police during lorry robbery jailed

Swansea City attacking midfielder Yan Dhanda urges social media companies to take responsibility and play their part in preventing further racist abuse being posted on their channels.

‘I can’t let them win - I just have to keep smiling’

Police broke up the party of 16 and said it could have had "disastrous consequences".

Lockdown partygoers locked themselves into venue

Stephen Cole is accused of murdering Marta Elena Vento, a 27-year-old Spanish national.

Travelodge in Christchurch Road Bournemouth

Man charged with Travelodge murder

There are celebrations as Perseverance completes its seven-month journey to the Red Planet.

Wales centre Owen Watkin reflects on his last minute tap tackle against Scotland.

‘Everyone had their moment throughout the 80 minutes’

Ballymena United boss David Jeffrey admits his squad are "battered and bruised" but are looking forward to hosting Crusaders in Friday's Irish Premiership match.

Crues will have 'all guns blazing' - Jeffrey

Perseverance will now spend at least two years looking for evidence of past life on the Red Planet.

Nasa rover in 'great shape' after Mars landing

BBC Radio 5 Live's Alistair Bruce-Ball gives his fantasy football tips for gameweek 25 and asks 'which three Man City players should you have?'

Fantasy football tips for gameweek 25

Ospreys head coach Toby Booth on the work they did with lock Adam Beard to get him back into the Wales squad.

Wales lock Adam Beard wins a line-out against Scotland

Beard has delivered ‘consistently’ for Ospreys - Booth

Cardiff Blues and Wales back flanker Josh Navidi after he was among rugby figures calling for reform to protect players' wellbeing.

Cardiff Blues and Wales back Navidi concussion stance

Jersey's government hoping to finish building new offices at Cyril Le Marquand House by 2024.

New government offices to be built at current site

Mourners gathered to pay respects to Raheem Hanif who was stabbed in Tilehurst, Reading.

Funeral held for man who was stabbed in street

It's taken seven months for the robot to make the 470 million km trip from Earth.

Nasa rover Perseverance attempts Mars landing

The ring fell off James Ross' finger when he took rubbish to the local tip on Valentine's Day.

James Ross with wife Lara and his wedding ring

Wedding ring lost at tip found in rubbish

"It's completely adapted for Olivia so she can use a wheelchair in the house,” mum Sian Lewis said.

Moving into a new home has proved "life-changing" for Sian Lewis and her disabled daughter

'Life-changing' home for disabled six-year-old

The discovery of two new Australian glider species is a boon for biodiversity yet presents a serious challenge for conservation.

Australia's remarkable animal discovery

The National League will carry on for the remainder of the season but the North and South Divisions have been declared null and void.

National League season to continue

Portraits of 100 people - from teachers to NHS staff - appear ahead of the castle's reopening.

Panya Banjoko, poet, Archivist and aPhD Researcher; Rosea Poynter, paramedic with East Midlands Ambulance Service; Juliet Wright, nurse; Suleman Salim, student at Nottingham Trent University

Castle lights up walls with faces of residents

Police handed out about £15,000 in fines after a party at the rented property last month.

Party house hit with closure order

The social media giant's move was irresponsible, says the chairman of the Commons media committee.

Facebook news ban 'bullying', says UK MP

The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, remains in custody.

Teen arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences

Accounts show the tourism body spent over £430,000 removing and investigating former chief executive.

Sign marking the Tour de France in Yorkshire

Tourism firm admits public money was misspent

Josh Warrington says he has no plans to retire following his loss to Mauricio Lara and has received support from Anthony Joshua.

Warrington has no plans to quit boxing

The figure given by a court of inquiry is almost three times higher than previous estimates.

People form the question "Where Are They" as they demonstrate against the "false positives", executions of civilians at the hands of the military who presented them as combat casualties to swell results of the armed conflict, in front of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Bogota, on February 12, 2020

Colombia army 'behind 6,400 extrajudicial killings'

Balvinder Gahir was "belittled" for years and called a "psycho mum", jurors heard.

Husband 'murdered ex-wife in frenzied attack'

Pip Hare was first British skipper to cross the finish line at the 2020-21 Vendee Globe.

Sailor returns home after Vendee Globe

Sheffield's Deaf Advice Team says leaving the woman to break the news was "wrong".

Woman had to tell deaf father he had weeks to live

About 172kg of suspected cocaine has been found at Ringaskiddy Port, County Cork.

More than €12m worth of cocaine seized in Cork

The fire at the processing plant involved conveyor belt systems, the fire service says.

Fire crews at British Sugar processing plant

Sugar factory blaze tackled by 15 fire crews

Northern Ireland's lockdown has been extended to 1 April, but some pupils will return to school before.

What do NI’s latest lockdown rules mean for you?

Politicians, publishers and rights groups condemn the social media giant's response to a planned law.

An illustration image shows a phone screen with the Facebook logo and Australian Newspapers at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, 18 February 2021.

Criticism grows over Facebook's Australia news ban

Dixie Robinson will take temporary charge of Dungannon Swifts until the end of the season after Kris Lindsay leaves the club by mutual consent.

Lindsay leaves Swifts by mutual consent

In London only half of care workers have had a jab, despite being in the top four priority groups.

Care home worker holding a resident's hands

Three in 10 care home staff not vaccinated

Britain's Giro d'Italia winner Tao Geoghegan Hart is to sponsor a young rider in an effort to increase racial diversity in cycling.

Geoghegan Hart to sponsor young rider

Mark Lawrenson takes on Architects frontman and Man Utd fan Sam Carter to make predictions for this weekend's Premier League fixtures.

Lawro's Premier League predictions v Architects frontman and Man Utd fan Sam Carter

Nathan Braim stabbed Joshua Harling who then crashed his car in Chinnor Road, Thame, in July.

Teen found stabbed in overturned car was murdered

A BBC investigation found people shielding in homes with widespread damp and even rodents.

Shielding from Covid in rodent-infested housing

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the Western alliance faces many dilemmas over the country.

Nato chief says no easy options in Afghanistan

Schools in Wales are due to return next week, with figures showing an infection rate of 0.025%.

Two young girls walking hand in hand at school

What do Covid case rates look like in school hubs?

The Pride of York and the Pride of Bruges stopped their nightly crossings in December.

North Sea ferries for sale after route closes

The government says it still plans to put legislation before parliament in June, after the Holyrood election.

Ministers withdraw new law on short-term lets

Hampshire police released a video of officers confronting people at a house party.

Airbnb lockdown party leads to fines for 19 people

Lawmakers grill key players in the GameStop trading frenzy at a hearing in Washington.

Robinhood boss: GameStop episode 'unacceptable'

Northern Ireland boss Kenny Shiels says his emphasis is on his team's performance against England rather than the result.

'NI performance more important than the result'

The carving is one of only four known millstones decorated in this way in the UK, experts say.

'Rare' Roman penis carving found in road upgrade

A man who spent nine days on a ventilator with Covid speaks candidly about its impact on his life.

'I'm struggling and can't go on like this forever'

Two teenage boys, aged 15 and 17, have been charged with Christopher Hewett's murder.

Family of stabbed man's 'world ripped apart'

Police release video of officers confronting house-party revellers

Police footage of house party raid

Jamie Hellings is jailed for nearly seven years for shooting a grandfather in Carlin How.

Killer jailed over 'mindless' shooting

All-rounder Sam Curran will not rejoin England's Test squad for the fourth test against India as planned because of the "logistical challenge" in getting him to Ahmedabad.

Curran will not join up with Test squad

Tributes are paid to the musician credited with popularising the vocal style known as "toasting".

Jamaican Reggae singer and dubmaster U-Roy (born Ewart Beckford) performs (with the Love Trio) at Central Park, New York, 6 July 2008

Jamaican reggae artist U-Roy dies aged 78

The state of Tennessee was set to honour the singer and vaccine fundraiser with a sculpture.

Dolly Parton asks for statue plans to go on hold

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday evening.

Coronavirus: Evening update

Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha says players "should stand tall" and taking the knee is "becoming something we just do".

Players should stand tall - Zaha

The condition may be due to soldiers being exposed to the nerve agent sarin, researchers suggest.

British soldiers in a trench during the 1991 Gulf War

Gulf War syndrome 'not caused by depleted uranium'

Singer Brian Johnson says the band wanted to make Scottish founder Malcolm Young proud with their new album.

AC/DC frontman on tribute to 'spiritual leader'

The move could open the way for the former first minister to give evidence to the committee next week.

MSPs agree to publish Salmond inquiry submission

The troublesome twosome were stuck in a ladder in a south Wales canal.

Trapped badgers released back into the wild

Boss Lord Wolfson says that unless rates are lowered, many shops will have to close unnecessarily.

Cut business rates to save High Street, says Next

Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Barry Bannan extends his contract until the end of the 2022-23 season.

Bannan extends Wednesday contract

The Labour leader said his party was making "significant progress" but still had work to do to gain voters' trust.

Starmer: Pay rises, bonds for savers and his leadership

Nvidia's latest graphics card will deliberately slow down if used to mine a popular crypto-currency.

Nvidia limits crypto-mining on new graphics card

British judoka Chelsie Giles wins her first Grand Slam gold medal in Tel Aviv, Israel.

GB's Giles wins first Grand Slam gold

Andrew Kilpatrick stands down from his roles of chairman and director at Rochdale because of personal reasons.

A corner flag at Rochdale's Crown Oil Arena