MI5 ordered to pay damages over surveillance of journalist’s phone
MI5 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have been ordered to pay £20,000 in damages to a journalist after illegally obtaining his phone records – believed to be the first time MI5 has been directed to compensate a journalist. The ruling was handed down by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in London on […]
1 month ago
Man severely injured after being attacked with a sword in Co. Down
A man in his 30s has been arrested. A man has been left with facial injuries and a severe arm injury after being attacked with what is believed to be a sword in Co. Down. The incident occurred at a house in the Ballaghbeg Park area in Newcastle in the early hours of Sunday morning. […]
2 years ago
Police officers ‘photographed and manipulated body of suicide victim’
WARNING: contains graphic and distressing content Two police officers in Northern Ireland allegedly moved a suicide victim’s body around a room and took photos and a video, one of which is thought to have exposed his genitalia. The pair have been under investigation for over three years and allegations against them have been described by […]
4 years ago
Woman critically hurt in ‘homophobic’ drill attack
Police have arrested a 17-year-old male
9 years ago
Houses evacuated in Northern Ireland over “viable” explosive device
Army technical officers made the device safe and took it away for examination. A number of houses in County Tyrone were evacuated on Sunday after a viable explosive device was discovered. The PSNI carried out three searches of houses in Drumrallagh Estate, Strabane as part of investigations into violent dissident republican activity. Police in the North discovered […]
9 years ago
Two men in custody after police find them ‘tied up on bench and covered in paint’
Footage believed to be the two men was shared on social media over the weekend
9 years ago