The Latest Breaking News from PSNI

First test cases against PSNI over data breach to get under way

It follows a major data breach in August 2023 when a spreadsheet was released as part of a Freedom of Information Act response.

Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2025

Police make fresh appeal over ‘savage’ murder of Arthur Berryman 24 years ago

Arthur Berryman was murdered in his home on October 31, 2001

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2025

PM ‘in regular contact’ with N Ireland chief constable over funding shortages

The PSNI is facing a bill expected to reach £120 million for compensation following a major data breach.

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2025

Storm Amy leaves 100,000 without power as cleanup under way in Ireland

A cleanup after Storm Amy got under way across the island of Ireland on Saturday, after hundreds of thousands were left without power.

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2025

Hilary Benn urged to call public inquiry after police surveillance revelations

Journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney say only an inquiry can answer all the questions.

Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2025

PSNI Chief Constable apologises to two solicitors following surveillance

Darragh Mackin and Peter Corrigan of Phoenix Law said privacy is not a price they should have to pay for doing their jobs.

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2025

Concern after review finds police in NI tried to identify journalists’ sources

Amnesty International has said the report ‘exposes a disturbing pattern of unlawful covert surveillance of journalists’.

Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2025

Donal MacIntyre criticises PSNI’s ‘bungling’ covert operation against him

The social media activities of the reporter were subject to surveillance in 2023 as he investigated the death of a Belfast schoolboy.

Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2025

PSNI’s use of covert surveillance on journalists ‘not systemic’, review finds

But the McCullough Review has identified more than 20 attempts made by the police service to identify journalists’ sources.

Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2025

Report into police surveillance of journalists and lawyers to be published

The PSNI commissioned the independent review amid allegations of police spying on reporters, solicitors and NGOs in Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2025