Summary

  1. What you need to knowpublished at 23:30 BST

    Here's the main updates from tonight and earlier today:

    This live coverage is ending. You can read the latest story here.

    • Derelict house set alight in Glengormleypublished at 23:13 BST

      Patrick Fee
      Reporting from Glengormley

      Footage showing police and protestorsImage source, PA Media

      A heavy police operation seemed to have subdued the worst disorder earlier in the evening, turning people back from the Chimney Corner hotel.

      But as the crowd battled police while being moved down the Antrim Road, some entered nearby front gardens, smashing paving stones to make missiles to throw at police.

      Aerial footage showing police and protestors

      A fresh wave of disorder broke out as a derelict building was set alight close to a local petrol station, the bungalow quickly engulfed in flame.

      Aerial footage showing police and protestors

      Shortly after, a van was pushed towards police lines and set alight. Rioters briefly surged toward police lines before being repelled by water cannon.

      Most of the disorder now is in the area around a service station Glenabbey, with small fires breaking out in the roadway.

    • Disorder concentrated in one area while rest of city remains quietpublished at 22:53 BST

      Police vehicles in the fore while a fire can be seen flaring just in frontImage source, PA Media

      The disorder we've been seeing over the last couple of hours has been concentrated along one street in Glengormley - just outside of Belfast.

      The group gathered close to the Sandyknowes roundabout and individuals have been seen throwing missiles at the police and setting bins alight - they have largely remained in the road although some at times have strayed into driveways of local residential properties.

      The police, equipped with riot gear and using water cannons, earlier pushed the group back along the road.

      Although there were a few gatherings elsewhere in the city earlier this evening, individuals did not remain long before dispersing.

      The rest of Belfast has not seen the same levels of disorder as in this area tonight.

    • We have witnessed a lot of false information - Ogilvie familypublished at 22:40 BST

      The family of Stephen Ogilvie, who was injured in Monday night's north Belfast knife attack, have said they have witnessed a lot of false information circulating on social media.

      "It is now forcing us to clarify that our loved one is in fact in a stable condition, and we are solely focused on his recovery at this time," they said in a statement distributed by the PSNI.

      The family said the violent disorder, seen in the past two days, is not supported by them.​

    • So-called 'hit-list' of addresses shared on social mediapublished at 22:24 BST

      The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have said the list is "totally unacceptable", and it could be a criminal offence to share it.

      Media caption,

      It could be a criminal offence to share the so-called 'hit-list'.

    • Minor trouble in Londonderry as items set on firepublished at 22:09 BST

      Dean McLaughlin & Keiron Tourish
      BBC News NI

      Police are maintaining a presence near the Tullyally estate in Londonderry after some minor disorder in the area earlier this evening.

      A group of youths, some of them masked, set fire to a number of items including wheelie bins and a salt box, with motorists advised to avoid the Ardmore Road, at the Church Brae junction.

      The loyalist estate is close to the main A6 road connecting Derry with Belfast.

      Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) assembly member Julia Middleton says there was some minor unrest and called for calm.

      "Whilst I understand that there is fear, frustration and anger, this is not a reason to behave recklessly,” the assembly member said.

      SDLP councillor Martin Reilly, who was on the ground, says people may have issues around immigration but they cannot use violence or disruption to make their point.

      He says disruption to the lives of people cannot be justified.

    • In pictures: Group continues to throw objects at policepublished at 22:04 BST

      Aerial footage showing police and protestersImage source, Pool

      Aerial footage from County Antrim shows a large crowd continuing to throw objects at police.

      The group have gathered close to the Sandyknowes roundabout, about seven miles from Belfast city centre.

      The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) says crowds are throwing “missiles” at officers who are using water cannons in an attempt to maintain public order.

      Aerial footage showing police and protestersImage source, Pool

      The crowd appeared to be gathering around a bin which was set on fire.

      Aerial footage showing police and protestersImage source, Pool

      The PSNI says it is continuing to monitor the situation.

    • Rock thrown through BBC car windshieldpublished at 21:51 BST

      Ita Dungan
      Reporting from Sandyknowes roundabout

      Back window of car smashed with stone

      Earlier, having spent about an hour filming at the Sandyknowes roundabout where a large crowd clashed with police, our team was making our way back to our car when a group of masked men began to move towards us.

      One of the group pointed at our camera and another shouted at a member of our team saying we should not be filming.

      We walked about ten metres to our car and as we closed the doors, a large stone smashed through the back window, shattering glass across the back seat, and we quickly drove off.

    • Objects hurled at police and properties damagedpublished at 21:38 BST

      Footage from Sandyknowes roundabout, an area north west of Belfast, shows people damaging property and throwing objects toward police officers.

      Media caption,

      People damage property and hurl bricks at police

    • Update on knife attack victim's namepublished at 21:34 BST

      In an update to our reporting today, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has clarified that the victim of Monday's knife attack was Stephen Ogilvie, not 'Ogilvy' as previously indicated.

    • Here's what's happening so farpublished at 21:26 BST

      A number of police officers dressed in riot gear walk along a road alongside a number of police vehiclesImage source, EPA

      Here's everything you need to know about what's been happening tonight:

    • People using garden fence as shield against water cannonpublished at 21:18 BST

      Dan Johnson
      Reporting from Newtownabbey

      We're just beneath the helicopter and just behind the water cannon which the police are using to try to drive back the crowd.

      We've seen the crowd throwing bricks and rocks at the lines of police officers. There have been some bottles and stones that have come over.

      Aerial view of police using water cannon on protestorsImage source, Pool

      That's why the line of police officers has been advancing towards the crowd, trying to drive them back - and more reinforcements are arriving.

      They've managed to push the crowd around the road and back into another community.

      Aerial view of group using barricadeImage source, Pool

      You can see on the road the sort of debris that's been used to attack the police officers by the people making up this crowd this evening - they've been pulling bits of people's walls apart to give them debris to throw at police.

      We've seen a much heavier police presence on the streets than we did last night. The message is firmer that the police are not going to tolerate any violence or disturbance and that's why the water cannon is out and in use.

      A small fire burns behind a number of police vehiclesImage source, Reuters

      There's another water cannon just standing by at the other side of the road and another line of police Land Rovers and officers blocking the exit to the road.

      Police are having some success, it looks like, in driving those people back but you can see there are some people still throwing bricks and rocks and bottles at the police.

      Some fireworks are just going off here as well.

    • Police continue to use water cannons at Newtownabbeypublished at 21:11 BST

      We're continuing to see images from the scene at Sandyknowes in Newtownabbey where water cannons are still being deployed as a some people repeatedly attempt to approach a line of police vehicles.

      Some of the individuals also appear to be throwing objects towards the vehicles.

      We're covering the scene live at the top of the page - or there's more from our reporter in the clip below.

      Media caption,

      Police fire water cannon at crowds

    • A quieter night on the Newtownards Roadpublished at 21:07 BST

      Paddy Fee
      Reporting from Belfast

      Photo of police land rover on road- behind it is a crowd in dark clothes

      A much quieter night on the lower Newtownards Road so far this evening compared to yesterday when a number of homes were set alight on nearby streets.

      About 150 people, many of them wearing black, gathered at Freedom Corner as a significant policing presence looked on.

      Just around the corner on McMaster Street two burnt out vehicles sit next to the road, a reminder of last night’s violence.

      Police say there has been little trouble here and few arrests have been made, though some had occurred after some refused to remove their masks.

      Many people are now beginning to drift away.

      Street with burnt out car
    • Rocks, stones and wood thrown at policepublished at 20:55 BST

      Dan Johnson
      Reporting from Newtownabbey

      Fire lit in Newtownabbey in Northern IrelandImage source, Pool

      Here, it sounds like this group of people in Glengormley was actually trying to get to the other side of the motorway where there is a migrant hotel.

      But the police have been able to stop this crowd reaching that hotel and causing any destruction there.

      It has been a huge challenge for the police officers to keep this crowd contained, to keep them in an area where they can control what they're doing.

      We've seen repeated barrages of rocks, stones, bits of wood the crowd have ripped up and torn apart.

      You can see there's still something burning in the middle of the road.

    • Day of disruption in Belfast extends into the nightpublished at 20:36 BST

      An empty Belfast city centre street, with no cars on the road and no people on the footpaths. The street is almost eerily quiet. On either side there are high street shops that appear to be closed. Facing the top of the street is a large building with a green dome, the city hall
      Image caption,

      Royal Avenue in Belfast pictured at 5pm this evening - the city's main shopping street is usually packed

      While water cannon is being deployed at Sandyknowes outside the city, inside Belfast it has been a day of considerable disruption after the trouble that flared last night.

      The potential for more violence led to the suspension of all buses and trains by early evening, the early closure of some schools and many businesses shutting up shop even before lunchtime.

      This meant the usually busy city centre became extremely quiet by 5pm this evening.

      Deliveroo app home screen with selections of food. Below the search bar it says: "We're Temporarily Closed. For the safety of our riders, we have paused deliveries in this area. Thank you for understanding."

      For many people in Belfast who went about their usual business today, the disruption meant that even getting food in the city was more of a challenge.

      That issue has now extended to home deliveries, with Deliveroo apparently suspending services across the city.

      When requesting services to a Belfast postcode, the app says that "for the safety of our riders, we have paused deliveries in this area".

    • Aerial footage captures water cannons being firedpublished at 20:21 BST

      Water cannons firing at crowd

      Aerial footage taken at Sandyknowes roundabout in Newtownabbey shows a water cannon being used to disperse the crowd.

      People could be seen firing objects, possibly bricks, at police before retreating.

      Pile of bricks

      It also captured what appears to be the group adding to a growing pile of bricks.

    • 'It's a scam' says attendee as Stormont protest endspublished at 20:14 BST

      Patrick Fee
      BBC News NI

      The protesters at Stormont have largely dispersed.

      Some in attendance told the BBC they suspected that misinformation had been spread to try and defuse the protests.

      A man with short white hair is facing the camera wearing sunglasses

      One attendee, Paul Corry, says he believed this protest was "a scam", intended to pull protesters away from other sites.

      “I think it’s just a total scam what happened today. The post was shared all over Facebook by many people, but look at the turnout - there’s nobody here.

      "There’s no speakers, there’s no PA system, there’s nothing.

      “I think somebody just made a poster up, and these are the consequences of it, people are turning up and it’s a total waste of time."

    • 'We're here as concerned parents' says woman in Stormont as crowds gatherpublished at 19:59 BST

      Patrick Fee
      BBC News NI

      A group gathered around a statue outside. Part of a large building can be seen in the background

      About 140 protesters have gathered at Stormont estate.

      After some confusion about the exact meeting point, most made the trek up the hill to Stormont’s Edward Carson memorial statue.

      A fairly low-key demonstration so far, as small clusters of protesters continue to arrive.

      One attendee, Kelly Ayre, tells BBC News NI it was the knife attack on Stephen Ogilvy that moved her to attend.

      “Everybody’s absolutely gobsmacked. It was horrific what happened. We’re here as concerned parents. I would like to know who is in my area, who is in my country and living next door to me,” she says.

      Ayre adds that last night’s violence distracted from that message.

      “Now the whole focus is on that, ruining their own areas, putting people out of their homes who have lived here for many years,” she says.

      “Innocent people are going be affected by this and that is the government’s fault.”

    • Crowd grows at Colerainepublished at 19:55 BST

      Eve Rosato
      BBC News NI

      More people have begun to gather in Coleraine where police are now blocking the road.

      Numbers have grown in the past half an hour to well over 100 people and some of the crowd have been remonstrating with police about the HMOs and those living in them.

      Police are appealing for calm but several people have been shouting things like: “Get them out”, “They are a risk to our community”, and “It ends tonight”.

      An organiser is speaking to the crowd saying HMOs are not wanted in this area as people applaud.