On Monday 9th June two teenage boys were charged with the sexual assault of a 13 year old girl in the Northern Irish town

Three teenagers appear in court over rioting in Ballymena - The Co Antrim town has seen three nights of sustained violence.

Three teenagers aged 18, 17 and 15 are charged with rioting, as the attack on Larne Leisure Centre, 25 minutes away, follows a third night of violence in Ballymena.

Three teenagers have been charged with riot and remanded in custody in the wake of ongoing disorder in Ballymena, Co Antrim.

Judge warns those involved in Ballymena violence will be dealt with ‘robustly’ - Three teenagers appeared in court on rioting offences.

Disorder has broken out in Northern Ireland for the third successive night, after police said people are "waking up with genuine fear for their lives" following two nights of violence in Ballymena and other areas.

A police officer, opposing bail in each case, told the court that the PSNI believe there could be "death or serious injury" to "foreign nationals living in the Ballymena area" without a "strong message" to deter people from getting involved in disorder.

More than 40 police officers have been injured so far after violence in Ballymena went on for a third night. The rioting began on Monday night following an earlier peaceful protest in support of the family of a girl who was the victim of an alleged sexual assault in the area.

MORE rioting broke out across different towns in Northern Ireland for the third successive night on Wednesday as yobs attacked police with petrol bombs, hatchets and fireworks in the main