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A FORMER police officer from Northern Ireland has been jailed for 11 years after trying to kill his ex-partner and her mother in Jedburgh, Scotland. William McBurnie, 57, drove his vehicle through the window of a funeral directors where his ex-partner worked. The woman and her mother had to jump out of the way to avoid being hit by the car, which was driven at speed towards the … [Read more...] about Former police officer from Northern Ireland jailed after trying to kill ex-partner and her mother

POLITICIANS have condemned an arson attack on a south Belfast home that police are treating as a racially-motivated hate crime. The incident happened at around 3.30pm on Thursday when the front door of a property in the Thalia Street area was set alight. A man and woman and their two children managed to escape the property uninjured before members of the Northern Ireland Fire … [Read more...] about ‘Absolutely abhorrent’: Politicians condemn racially-motivated arson attack on south Belfast home

A WOMAN who murdered her own parents before concealing their bodies at their home for more than four years has been jailed for life. Virginia McCullough, 36, is believed to have killed her father John, 70, and mother Lois, 71, in the summer of 2019 after she racked up huge debts in their names. Their bodies were discovered last September at their home in Pump Hill, Great … [Read more...] about Woman who ‘callously and viciously’ murdered her own parents is jailed for life

A MAN from Co. Antrim has been charged with drugs offences after £325,000 worth of cannabis was seized at Belfast Port. William James Mervyn Stewart, 42, of Dunrod Road, Crumlin, was arrested by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers after he was stopped at the port on Friday morning. Border Force officers found 18kg of cannabis hidden in a compartment in the back of a van, which … [Read more...] about Co. Antrim man charged with cannabis importation in NCA investigation

INTERPOL, the international policing organisation, has helped arrest an alleged high-ranking member of the Kinahan organised crime gang. Sean McGovern, 38, was taken into custody in Dubai on Thursday following the publication of an Interpol Red Notice in collaboration with Irish and UAE authorities. While Irish authorities have not named McGovern themselves, Garda Commissioner … [Read more...] about ‘One of Ireland’s most wanted’: Interpol helps arrest alleged high-ranking Kinahan gang member