Crime

A cannabis factory containing plants worth around £90,000 was uncovered by a specialist police task force aimed at tackling paramilitarism.

Paramilitary Crime Task Force officers today (Thursday) uncovered a cannabis factory containing plants with an estimated street value of around £90,000 in Carrickfergus.

Traffic is building up following a four-vehicle collision outside Maghera this evening.

An important painting depicting a familiar Troubles-era scene has been restored and unveiled to highlight the ongoing work of the Ulster Defence Regiment Benevolent Fund.

Police made 7561 seizures of drugs in 2018/19.

A 30-year-old man is to appear in court this morning after police seized a large quantity of drugs yesterday.

Eight men have been found hiding aboard a ferry travelling from France to Ireland on Wednesday, officials have confirmed.

A High Court challenge to huge cuts in Renewable Heat Incentive payments will not get under way until next year, it has emerged.

A victim of the 1996 Canary Wharf bombing has blamed successive governments for their mother’s suicide, saying it failed to offer any help to those struggling with injuries.

A 30 year old man has been arrested after suspected illegal drugs worth around £10k was found in Co Armagh.

Asda Stores Ltd was convicted on Tuesday at Belfast Magistrates Court of causing pollution to the Six Mile Water River at Ballyclare.

Three men looking for youths involved with drugs forced their way into a home of a 70 year-old woman on Tuesday.

Masked gangs carried out two separate aggravated burglaries against lone elderly women on Tuesday evening, police have said.

Appeals have been made for car owners to not leave valuables visible inside their vehicles after this happened to one car owner overnight.