A policeman has been injured after youths threw stones at his vehicle in Derry.

A senior police officer in Derry tonight branded as thugs loyalists who left a young Catholic man with life threatening injuries after assaulting him at a barbecue.

Police in Derry today said they believed an assault which left a man fighting for his life may have been sectarian.

Police in Derry today froze assets worth almost £1m (€1.46m) during a police operation against organised crime.

Police in Derry were today carrying out a number of searches of property in the city.

Parts of Derry city are currently being evacuated after a suspicious device was found at a house.

There were angry scenes outside Derry Magistrates Court today as three men were charged with two murders in the city.

TWO men murdered in separate attacks in Derry may have been beaten to death after fights broke out during drinking bouts, it emerged yesterday.

Police in Derry have warned people that loyalists may have personal information about them.

Police were pelted with paint bombs as they escorted a hearse to a morgue in Derry today.

Four police officers were injured during overnight violence in Derry, the RUC said today.