North Antrim MLA Timothy Gaston was criticised after claiming that a failure to address immigration concerns in Ballymena made the violent scenes this week inevitable.

The recent rioting in Ballymena and surrounding areas is troubling on a number of levels, not least that it is unlikely to be an isolated event. What started out as a peaceful protest following an ...

There has been a call for “urgent” action against a Facebook page on which house addresses in Ballymena are being shared amid racist violence in the town. The ‘Ballymena Reaction Group ...

The First and deputy First Ministers have condemned the rioting in Ballymena, saying that the violence was motivated by “pure racism" and “needs to stop”.

Ballymena unrest: Those involved have nothing to offer but ‘division and disorder’, North’s political parties say Seventeen PSNI officers injured after second night of unrest in Co Antrim town ...

Violence in Ballymena underscores the need for additional funding for the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), DUP leader Gavin Robinson has said. Political representatives have appealed to ...

The violence in Ballymena is being supported by a Facebook group promoting racist attacks, according to a group that monitors far-right activity. Hope and Courage Collective (H&CC) research "has ...

The rally heard calls for political leadership in opposing racism. In the latest disorder on Friday night, police were attacked with petrol bombs in Portadown, following violence in Ballymena ...

15 police officers injured during violence in Ballymena Police said attacks in the town are being treated as racially motivated hate crimes.

Clean-up under way in Ballymena as ‘appalling’ disorder condemned Police have appealed for calm after serious disorder broke out in the Co Antrim town on Monday night, with masked youths ...

A TUV MLA has been criticised after claiming that racist rioting seen this week in Ballymena was “always going to happen.” Commenting after a fourth night of disorder, Timothy Gaston condemned ...

Clean up efforts are under way in the streets of Ballymena after disorder broke out on Monday night.