Homes and cars have been set on fire during a second night of violence in Ballymena as police condemned the unrest as “racist thuggery”. Dramatic scenes unfolded in the Northern Ireland town as ...

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For the third night in a row, riots rocked the town of Ballymena in Northern Ireland on Wednesday, lasting into the early hours of Thursday morning. Protesters used petrol bombs and fireworks as they ...

It is understood that up to 60% of Roma people in Ballymena left during the riots, some to other parts of Northern Ireland and others returning to home countries such as Bulgaria and Romania. It's not ...

Northern Ireland riots latest: Violence is ‘only a petrol bomb away’ from a death, warns human rights chief - Violence has broken out in Ballymena for the past three nights after angry mobs went on ...

It’s devastating watching my hometown descend into molotov cocktails and police lining the streets – all in the name of wanting to ‘protect women and girls’ Yesterday, I received a text in my family ...

The man told BBC News NI he was afraid anti-Roma sentiment had spread across Northern Ireland following riots in June.

More than a third of those arrested during the violent disorder in Ballymena and surrounding towns had previously been reported to the PSNI for domestic abuse.

Three months after a small town in Northern Ireland waged a war on migrants, literally burning them out of their homes, the streets are deceptively quiet.The petrol bombs and bottles have long since ...

Hundreds gathered on the streets of Ballymena in Northern Ireland Wednesday, facing police armed with riot shields and water cannon on the third night of anti-immigrant demonstrations. The crowds ...