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Jim Allister says attack reflects ‘alien culture’, while UUP Leader Jon Burrows has secured Matter if the Day for the brutal incident to be discussed in The Assembly TUV leader Jim Allister has linked brutal knife attack in north Belfast to “unchecked immigration” and Stormont Speaker Edwin Poots accepted a Matter of the Day from Ulster Unionist leader Jon Burrows following the declaration of a PSNI critical incident. The chilling attack has left a man with serious injuries t

39-year-old Michael Kenna A 39-year-old motorcyclist has died following a single-vehicle collision in Co Fermanagh in the early hours of Sunday morning. The victim has been named by police as Michael Kenna, from the Belturbet area of Co Cavan. The fatal collision happened on the Marble Arch Road in Florencecourt at around 6am on Sunday, May 24. Police, ambulance crews and firefighters all attended the scene, however Mr Kenna was pronounced dead at the roadside. Police investi

38-year-old Adrian Slevin from the Dromore area who sadly died following a road traffic collision in Co Tyrone The man who died following a two-vehicle collision in Co Tyrone at the weekend has been named by police as 38-year-old Adrian Slevin from the Dromore area. The fatal crash happened on the Clanabogan Road area of Omagh on Sunday, May 17, and has left another Northern Ireland community mourning the loss of a local man. Police confirmed on Tuesday that Mr Slevin died fo

A person has died following a serious two-vehicle collision in County Tyrone on Sunday morning, prompting a police investigation and renewed appeals for witnesses and dash-cam footage. Emergency services were called to the Clanabogan Road area of Omagh at around 9.10am on Sunday, 17th May, after reports of a crash involving a Volvo and a Mazda. Police confirmed that despite the efforts of emergency responders, one person was pronounced dead at the scene. The fatal collision l

Murdered: Nicholas “Nicky” Gordon Detectives investigating the murder of east Belfast man Nicholas “Nicky” Gordon have launched a new public evidence portal as they continue efforts to identify everyone involved in the fatal apartment building attack. Mr Gordon died in hospital on Saturday, 16 May, four days after he was seriously assaulted inside an apartment building in the Holywood Road area during the early hours of Tuesday morning. Police believe the attack happened betw

A 51-year-old man has died following a violent assault inside an apartment building in east Belfast, prompting detectives to launch a murder investigation. Police said Nicholas “Nicky” Gordon passed away after suffering serious injuries during an attack in the Holywood Road area earlier this week. The incident, which police believe happened at around 4.45am on Tuesday, 12 May, involved a group of intruders entering an apartment building before assaulting another man and fleei

Police and ambulance crews were called to a property in the Ballykeel area of Ballymena on Thursday afternoon following the sudden death of a man. The incident happened in the Shetland Gardens area shortly before 5pm on Thursday, May 14. Emergency services, including officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland and colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, attended the scene after reports of the sudden death. Police say death not being treated as suspici

Kamil Holán The rider who lost his life following an incident during qualifying at the 2026 Briggs Equipment North West 200 has been named as Czech competitor Kamil Holán. The 48-year-old rider died after an incident during Thursday morning’s Superbike qualifying session at Station Corner on the famous Triangle circuit on Northern Ireland’s north coast. His death sent shockwaves through the international road racing community, with tributes pouring in from fellow riders, team

A competitor at the 2026 Briggs Equipment North West 200 has died following an incident during Thursday morning’s Superbike qualifying session on the famous Triangle circuit. Organisers confirmed the rider suffered fatal injuries after an incident at Station Corner on the NW200 course, prompting the session to be immediately red flagged as emergency services rushed to the scene. The tragedy has cast a sombre shadow over one of Northern Ireland’s biggest sporting events, with

Members of the Northern Trust’s Palliative Care and Learning Disability Working Group pictured at an event to mark the launch of the bereavement information for adults with a learning disability. Talking about death remains one of life’s most avoided conversations—but a major regional campaign this week is aiming to change that, with new support, resources, and community events rolled out across the Northern Trust area to help people face it with greater confidence and compas

A man who died following a single-vehicle collision in Caledon at the weekend has been formally named by police, as investigators continue to examine the circumstances surrounding the fatal incident and a suspect remains in custody. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) confirmed that the victim was Emmet Potter, who lost his life after the collision in the Derrycourtney Road area on Saturday evening, 25 April. The fatal incident has prompted an active investigation b

61-year-old Patrick Deery A 61-year-old man has died following a single-vehicle road traffic collision in the Omagh area on Sunday morning. The deceased has been named as Patrick Deery, from the Dungannon area. The Police Service of Northern Ireland confirmed that officers received a report of the collision shortly before 11am on Sunday, April 26. The incident involved a motorcycle on the Clanabogan Road. Emergency services, including colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambu

A 16-year-old boy has died and a 10-year-old child remains in a critical condition following a serious two-vehicle collision near Nutts Corner on Sunday morning, with a driver now arrested and police appealing for witnesses. The fatal crash happened on the Belfast Road shortly before 8am on Sunday 26 April, involving a black Volkswagen Golf and a silver Volkswagen Passat. Emergency services were called to the scene, where a teenage male passenger in the Passat, aged 16 and fr

A person has died following a single-vehicle collision in the Caledon area on Saturday night, with police confirming an arrest has been made as an investigation continues into the circumstances surrounding the fatal incident. Emergency services were called to the Derrycourtney Road shortly after 11pm on Saturday, April 25, after reports of a crash involving a van. Officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland attended the scene alongside colleagues from the Northern Ir

Two people have died following a devastating two-vehicle collision in the Lisburn area on Saturday evening, prompting an active police investigation and a renewed appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) confirmed that the fatal crash occurred shortly before 6pm on Saturday, 25 April, on the Glenavy Road in Upper Ballinderry, involving a motorcycle and a car. Emergency services, including officers, the Northern Ireland Ambulance

24-year-old Aoife Tinnelly The Police Service of Northern Ireland has named the young woman who died following a two-vehicle road traffic collision in Kilkeel as 24-year-old Aoife Tinnelly from the local area. The fatal crash occurred on the Newry Road on Monday evening, April 20, with emergency services called to the scene shortly before 6.30pm. PSNI confirm identity of victim In an update issued on Tuesday, the PSNI confirmed the identity of the woman who died in the collis

A woman in her 20s has died following a two-vehicle road traffic collision in Kilkeel, prompting an active police investigation and a public appeal for information. The fatal crash occurred on the Newry Road on Monday evening, April 20, with emergency services called to the scene shortly before 6.30pm. Emergency response and confirmation of death Detective Inspector Stewart from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Collision Investigation Unit confirmed the details of the

Jim Wylie, 60 A man in his 60s has died following a two-vehicle road traffic collision in Ballymena on Monday morning, with police appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage as enquiries continue. The Police Service of Northern Ireland confirmed that local man Jim Wylie, 60 , died at the scene after the collision involving a car and a motorcycle in the Crankill Road area. The crash happened at approximately 10.25am on Monday, 13 April, at the junction of Crankill Road and T

The number of babies born in Northern Ireland continued its long-running downward trend through 2025, while newly published provisional figures also point to rising three-year averages for suicide and drug-related deaths. The latest Registrar General Quarterly Report, published on Monday by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), provides a detailed snapshot of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships recorded between 1 October and 31 December 202

A 20-year-old man has died following a single-vehicle road traffic collision on the Castlecat Road in Dervock in the early hours of Sunday morning. The fatal crash happened shortly before 1am on Sunday, April 5, prompting an overnight emergency response and a police investigation at the scene. The Police Service of Northern Ireland confirmed on Sunday that the driver, a man from the Crossgar area, was taken to hospital after the collision but later died from his injuries. Col