The Latest Breaking News from PSNI

17 police officers injured during second night of violence in Ballymena

Police said their officers came under sustained attack over a number of hours in the Co Antrim town.

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025

Riot police respond to second night of violence in Ballymena

Multiple cars and properties were set on fire in Ballymena while rioters hurled petrol bombs, fireworks and masonry at police officers.

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025

Watch: Moment Ballymena rioter sets himself on fire as violence erupts for second night

Cars and properties set on fire in Ballymena as rioters hurl petrol bombs, fireworks and masonry at police officers

Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2025

Ballymena violence highlights need for more PSNI funding – Robinson

Northern Ireland’s Health Minister Mike Nesbitt visited homes in Clonavon Terrace which were targeted on Monday night.

Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2025

Ballymena violence after alleged sex attack was ‘racist thuggery’, police say

Fifteen police officers were injured in the disturbances in Ballymena on Monday night.

Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2025

15 police officers injured during violence in Ballymena

Police said attacks in the town are being treated as racially motivated hate crimes.

Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2025

Clean-up under way in Ballymena as ‘appalling’ disorder condemned

Police have appealed for calm after serious disorder broke out in the Co Antrim town on Monday night, with masked youths attacking police.

Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2025

Sinn Fein ‘will always stand on the side of journalism’ – Finucane

It comes after former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams won a defamation case against BBC Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2025

Omagh bomb inquiry chair refuses Government’s bid to redact civil servant names

The decision relates to the dissemination of the names to other core participants to the inquiry, not their publication in the media.

Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2025

More than 70 attacks or death threats against journalists in NI recorded

The number covers almost six years from the start of 2019 in a report by Amnesty International.

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2025