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DETECTIVES are carrying out searches in north Belfast this afternoon. They have drafted in Army Technical Officers to assist in the search of a number … more

THE PSNI say officers arrested four people and seized thousands of pounds in cash, vehicles and jewellery in a “major operation” against organised crime. A … more

THE PSNI has seized a haul of 16 petrol bombs in west Belfast. The stash was uncovered after one device thrown at officers in the … more

A SENIOR PSNI officer has praised the “largely successful” Twelfth of July parades. In a statement, Assistant Chief Constable Stephen Martin said: “I am pleased … more

A SECURITY alert on the outskirts of north Belfast has been declared a hoax. The Mill Road in Newtownabbey was closed this morning. Police say … more

A stand-off between loyalists and republicans in north Belfast ended peacefully last night. A crowd of about 200 gathered at the Ardoyne shops after a … more

A bomb has been made safe in a Co Antrim seaside village. The device was found at a house in the Drumalla Park/Bay Road area … more

ARMY Technical Officers carried out a controlled explosion this morning on a suspect device in Belfast’s Ormeau Avenue. The metal tube was dropped in the … more

THE chairman of NAMA has made a complaint to the Irish Republic’s ethics watchdog about a former member of the agency’s Northern Ireland advisory committee. … more

RESIDENTS had a lucky escape as two terraced houses were gutted and one damaged by the effects of a bonfire in the Shankill area of … more



