Homes evacuated after ‘pipe bomb’ explosion in Belfast
Police have asked the public to avoid the area A number of homes have been evacuated after an explosion at a property in north Belfast. The incident is reported to have happened in the Stanhope Street area of the city. It is believed that a pipe bomb exploded at a property in the neighbourhood. The […]
3 days ago
Jeffrey Donaldson should serve at least ten years, court hears
The former DUP leader has been found guilty of 18 counts of sex abuse and one count of rape against two children. Jeffrey Donaldson should serve at least 10 years in prison for crimes committed against two women which occured when they were children, a court has heard today (Friday). Although court was in session […]
3 weeks ago
Killer on the run captured in Donegal caravan
Gary Anderson absconded when he was releasaed for his father’s funeral. A killer on the run from prison was found at Lough Swilly Marina in the village of Fahan, just outside Buncrana, shortly before 2pm on Wednesday. He brought into a Special sitting of Letterkenny Court yesterday to organise his transfer to prison in the […]
3 weeks ago
Over half of NI women murdered since 2020 were strangled before their death
A new study by The Queen’s University Belfast found that 55% of murdered women were previously strangled by the man who killed them. Researchers have described non-fatal strangulation (NFS), in which the victim is strangled but survives as “the last warning shot” before she is killed. Women who experience non-fatal strangulation are 750%, almost eight times, […]
1 month ago
16 year-old boy charged with murder of man in Co. Tyrone
The teenage boy has also been charged with the attempted murder of two other people in the same incident. The body of Sidi Djalo was discovered alongside his injured eight-year-old daughter inside the family home in the Lisnahull Road area of Dungannon on Saturday morning. The young girl was in a serious, but now stable condition […]
1 month ago
Woman who was six months pregnant dies in horror Fermanagh road crash
Another woman was arrested at the scene of the crash, which left two other people injured. A woman who was six months pregnant has died after a road crash in Fermanagh on Monday (19 February). In a statement, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said that at around 8pm, they received report of a […]
2 years ago