Part of one of Belfast's busiest streets has fallen into a large hole.

A woman found on a Belfast street suffering from severe burns has died in hospital police said tonight.

A street in central Belfast has been cordoned off as police examine a car they believe may have been used in a kidnapping and robbery last week.

Two men were arrested today by police hunting the people responsible for dragging a woman from her car on a busy Belfast street and making off in the vehicle.

The Leeds Building Society launched an urgent investigation today after documents containing mortgage details of customers were found blowing around on a Belfast city centre street.

A man was attacked and beaten in a Belfast street today and then run over by his assailants as they sped from the scene.

A man fired shots at an armed robber who pointed a gun at his wife in a Belfast street, it emerged today.

In the north, a 25-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital after being found lying unconscious in North Belfast.

Police in the North have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after two women were stabbed in High Street in Belfast today.