The Latest Breaking News from PSNI

Loyalist bonfire lit early after police begin to remove mosque replica

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said it had launched an ‘operation to remove a hate display’ from the bonfire in Moygashel.

Evening Standard · Jul 10

Police say mosque replica on top of loyalist bonfire is hate crime

Political parties and religious leaders have condemned the bonfire display in Moygashel.

Evening Standard · Jul 9

Ethnic minority communities in NI still ‘living in fear’ one month after riots

A senior police officer gave evidence to MPs on widespread disorder in Northern Ireland in June.

Evening Standard · Jul 7

Reform government ‘doubling down on Brexit’ would accelerate Irish reunification, former taoiseach says

Leo Varadkar said he considered a Reform-led government a ‘possibility’ rather than a ‘probability’

The Independent UK · Jun 25

Reform-led government in UK could be an ‘accelerator’ to Irish unity – Varadkar

Ireland’s current Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan said a Reform UK government could hasten the timeline for calling referenda on reunification.

The Independent UK · Jun 25

Police attend ‘altercation’ at Lidl’s first ever pub within hours of its opening

One man was taken to hospital with non-serious injuries following the incident at The Middle Ale bar in Dundonald in Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard · Jun 19

It may ‘never’ be known why Noah Donohoe entered storm drain, investigator says

PSNI Detective Chief Inspector Phillips is the 76th witness to give evidence to jurors at the inquest into the death of the 14-year-old.

Evening Standard · Jun 17

Police ‘pursued the child, not the evidence’ in Noah Donohoe case, inquest hears

The lead detective in the case admitted to committing ‘an investigative failure’ and apologised to the 14-year-old’s mother.

Evening Standard · Jun 17

Senior PSNI officer admits ‘mistakes’ left Noah Donohoe’s mother without answers

The lead investigator said Noah’s case is ‘unusual enough as it is, nobody should be in this position’.

Evening Standard · Jun 16

Falshoods spread in aftermath of Belfast knife attack

An attack that sparked widespread disorder in the Northern Ireland capital has become the subject of numerous false claims online.

AAP · Jun 16