Castlereagh District

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New South Wales Tactical Police on Phillip Street close to the Lindt Chocolate cafe in Martin Place, Sydney. Photograph: EPA
Sydney hostage crisis shows government right to be concerned

The ongoing hostage crisis in Sydney shows the Australian government was not overreaching when in September it raised its terror threat level from ‘me(...)

Northern Ireland is better off than the Republic according to a report which has mapped affluence and deprivation across the entire island
North better off than Republic, study finds

Northern Ireland is significantly better off than the Republic, according to a new index, which has mapped affluence and deprivation across the ent(...)

The Castlereagh Street area in east Belfast where the attacks happened last night. Photograph: Google Street View
Four women hurt after buses attacked in east Belfast

Four women were injured after vehicles were attacked in east Belfast last night.One of the women was hit by a stone while three others were struck by(...)

A file image of a PSNI officer inside a police vehicle as petrol bombs are thrown in Belfast. Photograph: Getty
PSNI officer injured during rioting in east Belfast

A police officer was injured after trouble flared close to a Belfast interface for a second night.Petrol bombs, stones, bottles and fireworks were thr(...)

Census comparison shows differences between Republic and NI

A comparison of the results of the 2011 censuses in the Republic and Northern Ireland shows clear differences between life in the two near neighbours.(...)

Police in the North have begun an investigation into the discovery of a large number of weapons and munitions in Belfast.
PSNI recovers 16 handguns 800 ammunition rounds in Belfast

The police discovery of 16 semi-automatic handguns and over 800 rounds of ammunition in Belfast has “thwarted the attempts of criminals to inflict dea(...)

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