The Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman has informed the Department for Communities that she is launching an investigation into the way the Department administers Personal Independence Payments (PIPs). The welfare benefit replaced Disability...
PSNI’s purpose built Cyber Crime Centre in South Belfast was officially opened today, Tuesday 18 June, by the Northern Ireland Policing Board Chair Anne Connolly OBE and Chief Constable Sir George Hamilton QPM. The state-of-the-art centre provides a...
Motorists are being advised of a road traffic collision on the M2 motorway citybound, approaching Nelson Street and the M3, involving a number of vehicles. Emergency services are making their way to the area and delays are expected. Please seek an...
Three police officers have been treated in hospital after entering a Fermanagh lake to rescue a woman from a submerged car. Inspector John Gordon said: “At around 10.25pm last night we received a report that a car may have entered the water at...
A major new development which could create over 8,000 jobs and provide homes for more than 1,500 residents has been approved by Belfast City Council’s Planning Committee. The full Belfast Waterside scheme – located on the site of the former Sirocco...
Today detectives from PSNI’s Organised Crime Unit, supported by local police officers in the Derry/Londonderry area have carried out a major search operation in the fight against paramilitary crime. Two assault rifles and one submachine gun have...
Police and the family of missing 15 year old Torie O’Brien are becoming increasingly concerned for her welfare. Torie was last seen at Crea Road, Randalstown in the early hours of Saturday 8th June. She is described as being approximately 5′...
Ongoing work on the North-West Multi-Modal Transport Hub at the Grade B-listed Waterside Train Station in Derry~Londonderry will require a scheduled weekend line closure during the weekends of 15th-16th and 22nd-23rd June. This is to facilitate...
A court has heard a man allegedly brandished a Samurai sword and struck his brother. Ian Michael Bell (32), with an address at Kilbroney House at Greenway in Belfast, appeared at Coleraine Magistrates Court on Monday. He was charged with possessing...
John Street in Derry/Londonderry has been closed by police as officers attend the scene of the sudden death of a man. A police spokesperson said ‘Enquiries are at an early stage to determine the cause of death and there are no further details...