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DRUGS, cash and illegal fireworks have been seized following a search on a property in Co. Derry. PSNI officers searched the house in Ballygroll Road yesterday (October 30). They found suspected class A,B and C drugs worth £34k as well as a large sum of cash and a stash of illegal fireworks. A 31-year-old man was arrested at the scene. “A search was conducted by members of the … [Read more...] about Drugs, cash and illegal fireworks seized at house in Derry

With less than a week to go before polling day, an extraordinary US Presidential election is screeching to a close. I use the word ‘screeching’ advisedly because the rhetorical exchanges between the two camps have grown into verbal fusillades. The Harris campaign has turned up the volume of its attacks on what it sees as Trump’s unfitness to serve in the White House again, … [Read more...] about Countdown to the White House

A PENSIONER who was involved in a collision in in Co. Tyrone earlier this month has since died of his injuries. Brendan Conlan was involved in a two-vehicle incident on the Tamlaght Road just outside of Coagh at around 4.30pm on October 20. “A grey coloured Peugeot 208, which was driven by Brendan, was involved in a collision with a red coloured Volkswagen Caddy,” Inspector … [Read more...] about Funeral details confirmed for pensioner who died following Co. Tyrone collision

POLICE are hunting a man who sexually assaulted a woman in what has been described as a 'terrifying ordeal' in Derry. The woman, aged in her 50s, was dragged into an alleyway and attacked in the early hours of Sunday, October 27. “This assault occurred at approximately 1.15am in the Lecky Road area of the city,” the PSNI’s Detective Chief Inspector Crothers said. “The woman, … [Read more...] about Investigation launched after woman sexually assaulted in ‘terrifying ordeal’

NAOMI LONG, the Justice Minister for Northern Ireland, has called for victims of a prolific online abuser who caused the death of a 12-year-old girl to come forward. Alexander McCartney was sentenced to life imprisonment on October 25 for child sexual offences, blackmail and manslaughter. The 26-year-old groomed and sexually abused thousands of young girls from Northern … [Read more...] about NI Justice minister calls for ‘catfish’ victims to come forward following conviction of prolific offender