50 complaints made over PSNI handling of loyalist riots

The North's Police Ombudsman has received more than 50 complaints in relation to the PSNI's handling of recent loyalist violence in Belfast and surrounding areas.

The Ombudsman's office said the complaints had come from both sides of the community, with loyalists accusing the police of heavy-handedness and nationalists accusing them of failing to remove protestors who blocked roads for five consecutive days.