Police officers were today shutting the gates of a station in the heart of republican west Belfast for the last time.

Ronnie Flanagan is to stay on as Northern Ireland chief constable for an extra month.

Ronnie Flanagan is poised to delay his departure as Northern Ireland Chief Constable by one month until the end of March, it emerged today.

Ronnie Flanagan’s immediate future as chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland is expected to be decided at a meeting in Belfast today.