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A 12-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a derelict building in Derry. Firefighters and police officers were called to a blaze at a derelict two-storey commercial premises in the Catherine Street area of Limavady at around 5.55pm on May 30. “Shortly before 5.55pm, it was reported that a fire occurred at derelict premises in the area,” the PSNI’s … [Read more...] about Boy aged 12 arrested on suspicion of arson after derelict building torched

A MAN who was due to stand trial for robbery and drugs offences in the Republic of Ireland has been arrested in Belfast. PSNI officers arrested the man in east Belfast on an Irish extradition warrant on May 30. The officers, from the PSNI’s Tactical Support Group, worked with the International Policing Unit to conduct the arrest. “The 30-year-old man is wanted in the Republic … [Read more...] about Man wanted for robbery and drugs offences in southern Ireland arrested in the North

A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl is one of four people who were injured in a shooting in east London last night. Three men and the girl were all hit when a gun was fired into a restaurant on Kingsland Road in Hackney at around 9.30pm. The men were all seated outside the restaurant, but the girl was sitting inside having dinner with her family, the Metropolitan Police have confirmed in a … [Read more...] about Girl, 9, in critical condition after being shot while out eating dinner with family

A MARRIED couple who repeatedly dined at expensive restaurants and left without paying their bill have been jailed. Ann and Bernard McDonagh failed to pay their bill on five occasions at restaurants in Wales between August 2023 and April 2024. Their antics caught the attention of the public last month when one of the affected restaurants released CCTV footage of them eating a … [Read more...] about ‘Prolific and brazen’ couple who left multiple restaurants without paying their bill jailed