NORTHERN IRELAND’S POLICE chief Jon Boutcher has warned “bigots and racists” behind three nights of disorder in the region that his officers will be coming after them. Boutcher said a young girl who was the victim of an alleged sexual assault in Ballymena at the weekend – an incident that triggered protests that descended into violence in the Co Antrim town – had been “further traumatised” by the rioting that has been witnessed since Monday.

Dramatic scenes unfolded overnight in the Northern Ireland town as rioters hurled petrol bombs, fireworks and glass bottles at police officers

Riots look set to rock Northern Ireland for a third day in a row after arson, vandalism, and violence broke out in Ballymena earlier this week