Analysis of census data shows that Ballymena has experienced rapid demographic change in recent years, while the Sky News data and forensics team also found evidence of rising tensions on social media ...

Northern Ireland riots latest: ... “According to the 2021 census, only 3.4 per cent people in Northern Ireland are from minority ethnic backgrounds. That means 96.6 per cent are not.

Northern Ireland riots latest: ... “According to the 2021 census, only 3.4 per cent people in Northern Ireland are from minority ethnic backgrounds. That means 96.6 per cent are not.

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Michelle O’Neill, who is the republican Sinn Fein party’s vice president, called the riots “abhorrent”.

For a third night, riots rocked the town of Ballymena in Northern Ireland, with protesters throwing petrol bombs.

Curtis Dunlop, 23, appeared at Coleraine Magistrates' Court on Friday accused of riotous assembly in Ballymena on Wednesday - the third successive night of serious disorder in the Co Antrim town this ...

Riot police responded with rubber bullets and a water cannon. More than 40 officers have been injured over the three nights, ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday condemned two nights of "mindless", "racially motivated" violence in the town of Ballymena in Northern Ireland. Unrest was triggered when police arrested ...

Police in Northern Ireland say 17 officers were injured during a second night of anti-immigrant violence in the town of Ballymena.

Northern Ireland has seen increased immigration in recent years, with the percentage of the population born outside of the United Kingdom rising from 6.5 percent in 2011 to 8.6 percent in 2021 ...

‘Mindless violence’: Riots in Northern Ireland over teens’ rape charges. The alleged sexual assault of a young girl by two teenagers has triggered nights of violence and “racist thuggery ...