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A 66-year-old man has been charged to court with a series of serious offences, including attempted murder and terrorism-related charges, following the attack on Dunmurry Police Station. The development marks a significant escalation in the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Terrorism Investigation Unit probe into the incident, with the case now progressing through the courts. The man was arrested under the Terrorism Act on Tuesday, 28 April in the Dunmurry area, as part of

PSNI Chief Superintendent Mark Roberts, NW 200’s Mervyn White and PSNI Constable from Roads Policing. Police are urging road users travelling to and from this year’s North West 200 to prioritise safety, as tens of thousands of visitors prepare to descend on the North Coast for Northern Ireland’s largest sporting event. With race week scheduled to run from 4th to 9th May, officers have warned that increased traffic, changing road conditions, and heightened excitement around th

Emergency services remain under sustained pressure across the Mourne Mountains, with fresh fires breaking out and active operations now centred on Bloody Bridge and Head Road as police warn that anyone entering the area risks both their safety and the wider emergency response. Fire crews are continuing to tackle multiple incidents on Wednesday 29 April, with the situation evolving despite earlier progress at major wildfire sites earlier in the week. New fire locations draw re

Assistant Chief Constable Melanie Jones and Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins at a press conference in Police Headquarters A devastating weekend on Northern Ireland’s roads has left five people dead in the space of just 24 hours, pushing this year’s total fatalities to 29—more than double the figure recorded at the same stage in 2025. The stark rise has prompted an urgent joint appeal from the Police Service of Northern Ireland and Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins, who w

A 29-year-old man has been charged to court following a fatal two-vehicle collision in the Nutts Corner area on Sunday 26 April, in which a teenage boy lost his life. The man, who had been arrested in the aftermath of the crash, has now been charged with causing death by dangerous driving along with a number of other offences. Court appearance scheduled He is due to appear before Limavady Magistrates’ Court today, Wednesday 29 April. The charges come as part of the ongoing in

Emmet Potter who was tragically died as a result of the road traffic collision A 38-year-old man has been charged in connection with a fatal road traffic collision in Caledon which claimed the life of Emmet Potter, with police confirming he is due to appear in court today. The charge follows the single-vehicle collision on Derrycourtney Road on Saturday, 25 April, which resulted in Mr Potter’s death and sparked an investigation by the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Coll

The vehicle on fire following the explosion outside a police station in Dunmurry Detectives investigating the attack on Dunmurry Police Station at the weekend have made a significant arrest, as a 66-year-old man was detained under the Terrorism Act and taken into custody for questioning. The man was arrested on Tuesday morning, 28 April, following police searches in the Dunmurry area, marking a major development in the ongoing investigation led by the Police Service of Northe

A 77-year-old man has been jailed for historic child sexual abuse offences spanning more than four decades, with survivors describing the lifelong trauma they endured and calling on others to break their silence. William Lloyd Lavery, from Lisburn, was sentenced at Laganside Crown Court on Tuesday, April 28, to two years’ imprisonment for six counts of indecent assault against children. The court heard that between 1976 and 1978, Lavery sexually assaulted four girls all aged

Communities across Northern Ireland are set to see a marked increase in police activity in the coming days, as the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) rolls out a high-visibility operation in response to ongoing threats from dissident groups—concerns sharpened by a recent attack on Dunmurry Police Station. The operation will bring a noticeable shift on the ground, with more vehicle checkpoints and an increased presence of patrolling officers across towns and rural areas

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

A 53-year-old man is to appear in court after detectives seized suspected drugs worth an estimated £4 million at Larne Harbour, in a significant operation targeting organised crime networks operating across Northern Ireland and the wider island of Ireland. The development follows a major joint investigation involving the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Organised Crime Branch and the An Garda Síochána National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau, working together under the Joi

Dramatic footage released by the Police Service of Northern Ireland shows officers running door-to-door to evacuate residents in Dunmurry moments before a bomb detonated outside a police station, as an attempted murder investigation continues into what has been described as a reckless attack that could have claimed multiple lives. The video captures officers placing themselves directly in harm’s way, clearing homes and bringing residents to safety as the explosive device igni

Drugs seized during the police operation at Larne Harbour, County Antrim Detectives have seized suspected drugs worth an estimated £4 million following a major cross-border operation targeting organised crime, after a lorry travelling from Scotland to Larne Harbour was stopped and searched on Monday, 27 April. The operation, led by the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Organised Crime Branch in collaboration with the An Garda Síochána National Drugs & Organised Crime Burea

A powerful new BBC documentary is set to expose the raw, high-risk reality of policing in Northern Ireland, revealing how officers face volatile crowds, drug-fuelled chaos and life-threatening situations — often making split-second decisions that can determine whether people live or die. Filmed over two years on the streets of Belfast, Peelers: The PSNI – For Real follows more than 30 officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland as they respond to real emergencies — f

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

Police in Northern Ireland have launched an attempted murder investigation after a hijacked vehicle carrying a gas cylinder device exploded outside Dunmurry police station, with officers praised for evacuating residents – including two babies – just moments before the blast. The incident unfolded shortly after 10.50pm on Saturday 25 April, when a delivery driver’s car was hijacked in the Twinbrook area of west Belfast and used in what senior officers have described as a reckl

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

A car bomb detonated outside a Northern Ireland police station late on Saturday night was designed “to kill officers and cause maximum harm”, prompting widespread condemnation and renewed warnings that the threat from dissident groups remains real. The explosion occurred at the gates of the station in the Kingsway area of Dunmurry, on the outskirts of Belfast, on the night of April 25, after a vehicle used in the attack had been hijacked earlier that evening. The Northern Ire