Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the man, who was aged in his 40s, died following an incident in Portadown on Thursday night.

Jon Boutcher also told MPs there is currently an acceptance in society of misogyny which he has never seen before.

The former officer was arrested by ombudsman investigators in December 2025.

Jon Boutcher said the number of officers in the PSNI from a Catholic background ‘isn’t good enough’.

Chief Constable Jon Boutcher hailed the numbers at a time when the service is under-strength.

Detectives are appealing for information about the Friday-night incident.

One expert said ‘strange phenomena’ is ‘undoubtedly being seen in Irish skies’.

The pedestrian who died has been named by police as 93-year-old Patsy Brady.

Violence flared in Ballymena in June before spreading to other parts of Northern Ireland in subsequent days.

The 14-year-old Belfast schoolboy was found dead in a storm drain in the city in June 2020, six days after he went missing.

One officer was injured and two people have been arrested following an incident in Co Fermanagh.

A judge cautioned the trial may not be able to go ahead next month as planned if industrial action by barristers takes place.

National Crime Agency chief executive Graeme Biggar revealed the extent of criminal activity as he briefed the Policing Board in Belfast.

The Chief Constable faced questions at the Policing Board following the publication of the Operation Kenova report into the agent Stakeknife.

The 38-year-old was arrested in Ballynahinch on Tuesday for offences under the Terrorism Act 2000.

Detectives have appealed for information about the incident in the Crossowen area on Tuesday.

Two men were detained in Co Down and a woman was arrested in Co Armagh.

Police have appealed for information about the incident on Saturday.

The charges relate to an incident in Londonderry on Thursday.

Detectives have appealed for information about the incident.

No arrests were made under the Terrorism Act at the Belfast and Derry events, where activists held placards stating support for Palestine Action.

The PSNI stance in Belfast and Londonderry on Saturday contrasted with the Met Police in London where arrests were made at a similar protest.

Carolyn Gelenter was one of around 100 protesters who gathered in Tavistock Square Gardens, central London, on Saturday afternoon.

A commission to investigate Troubles-related killings and a separate information recovery body will be established under the Bill.

The figures were released as MPs are set to debate and vote on the Government’s new legacy legislation later on Tuesday.

A senior officer said his investigation team aimed to make sure ‘perpetrators will be held to account’.

McCartney was jailed last year for a litany of online sexual abuse.

Detectives have appealed for information about the incident.

Two men have been arrested following the incident in Co Armagh.

The PSNI has encouraged people not to engage in online speculation about the incident in Newtownabbey.

The two-vehicle collision occurred on Monday, September 15th.

Darragh Mackin and Peter Corrigan of Phoenix Law said privacy is not a price they should have to pay for doing their jobs.

Two people were rushed to hospital with injuries after they were hit by a horse in Co Derry

The elderly man from the Ballymena area died in hospital after being injured in the incident on September 10th.

Police figures show that racist hate crimes in Northern Ireland have reached record levels.

The PSNI has appealed for information about the assault in Londonderry.

Police said it is believed the object was viable.

Amnesty International described the surge in racist incidents and crimes as ‘shameful’ and called on politicians to act.

One man has been arrested and police have launched a murder investigation.

One man has been arrested over the incident.

John Patrick Nixon, 38, from Irish Street in Armagh, is facing two counts of attempted murder over the incident at the Toby Jug bar in the city.

A 31-year-old man has been arrested following a reported stabbing in Derry on Sunday morning.

A man is still being questioned on suspicion of murder after the death in Co Down.