NEWS

A yellow weather warning for rain has been issued for Northern Ireland, with forecasters warning of potential flooding and transport disruption throughout Thursday. The warning is in effect between 10:00 and 23:59 on Thursday 22 January 2026 , covering County Antrim, County Armagh, County Down, County Londonderry and County Tyrone. Periods of persistent rain are expected to affect much of the region during the day. Weather officials say 15 to 25mm of rainfall is likely to fal

Missing Cookstown man, 21-year-old Taylor Stewart Police have confirmed that the body of a man has been located in Cookstown this afternoon, Wednesday 7 January, following days of intensive search efforts across the town. While formal identification has not yet taken place, police have confirmed that the family of Taylor Stewart, who has been missing since the early hours of New Year’s Day, has been informed. Taylor, aged 21, was last seen in the Church Heights area of Cookst

Missing man: Taylor Stewart (21) from Cookstown Police have issued a renewed appeal to help locate missing Cookstown man Taylor Stewart, as officers share a direct and emotional message from his grandfather amid ongoing search efforts. Taylor, aged 21, was last seen in the Church Heights area of Cookstown at around 5.30am on New Year’s Day, Thursday 1st January. Since then, police have been carrying out extensive searches across the town, supported by specialist teams and vol

Missing man Taylor Stewart Police are continuing to appeal for information on the whereabouts of missing Cookstown man Taylor Stewart, as officers today released an image of him taken on the night he went missing. Taylor, aged 21, is pictured in the Church Heights area of Cookstown at around 5.30am on New Year’s Day, Thursday 1 January, the last confirmed sighting of him before he disappeared. Officers say concern for Taylor’s welfare is increasing as enquiries continue, with

Missing person: 21-year-old Taylor Stewart Police are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 21-year-old man reported missing in Cookstown, prompting an urgent public appeal for information. Taylor Stewart was last seen in the Church Heights area of Cookstown at approximately 5.30am on Thursday, 1 January, sparking fears for his safety as the search continues into the day. Taylor is described as being approximately 5ft 8in tall, of medium build, with dark hair an

Fourteen police officers were assaulted across the PSNI’s South Area over the course of Friday evening and Saturday morning, including two officers injured when their patrol vehicle was deliberately rammed in Forkhill. The scale of the assaults has been described as “totally unacceptable” by senior officers, with one officer requiring hospital treatment after sustaining a bite injury during the incidents. The South Area covers the policing districts of Newry, Mourne and Down;

A 20-year-old man has died and two teenagers have been seriously injured following a multi-vehicle road traffic collision in Cookstown in the early hours of Friday morning. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) confirmed that the fatal collision occurred on the Drum Road shortly before 12.40am on Friday 26 December and involved three vehicles. Chief Inspector Simpson of the Police Service’s Collision Investigation Unit said police received reports of a two-vehicle co

Police in Cookstown have seized counterfeit goods potentially worth hundreds of thousands of pounds during a coordinated operation targeting illegal trading in the town. The seizure was made on Monday, 15th December, when officers from the Cookstown Neighbourhood Team, supported by the District Support Team and Trading Standards, carried out proactive searches at a number of houses and business premises. During the operation, conducted as part of Operation Season’s Greetings,

A suspect case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been identified at a commercial poultry premises near Pomeroy, County Tyrone, prompting swift disease control measures by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). The Department confirmed that the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) for Northern Ireland, Brian Dooher, took the decision to initiate control protocols following the emergence of concerning clinical signs and preliminary test re

Police have arrested a man following a report that a woman had been seriously injured in Dungannon on Saturday, 1 November. Chief Inspector Graham Dodds said: “At approximately 11.30am, it was reported that a woman had sustained a serious leg injury inside a property in the Altmore Drive area of the town. “Officers attended, and administered first aid until colleagues from other emergency services arrived. A woman, aged in her 40s, was taken to hospital for treatment. “Police

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Northern Ireland, warning that strong winds and heavy rain could bring disruption on Thursday afternoon and evening. The warning is in effect from 1pm until 11pm on Thursday, 30 October 2025 , covering all parts of Northern Ireland. According to the Met Office , “A period of strong winds, accompanied by some heavy rain, could bring some disruption on Thursday afternoon and evening.” Forecasters say south to southeasterly

21-year-old Thomas Lagan Police have named the man who tragically died following a two-vehicle collision in Cookstown on Friday morning,...

Disease control measures have been implemented by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) following a...

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Five people have been arrested following a serious incident of sustained violence and disorder in a residential area of Dungannon on...

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Police in Omagh have issued an urgent appeal for information following the theft of valuable livestock from a property in the Camlough...

Dessie Donnelly with his wife Bernadette In a remarkable testament to enduring community service, Galbally Post Office in County Tyrone,...