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Police have missed three proposed dates to respond to a legal challenge on whether officers have the power to enter private homes to enforce Covid rules.

BBC News Published image copyrightPAcemaker Simon Byrne was appointed as the chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland in May 2019, but his tenure to date has been notable for a number of setbacks and controversies. He arrived with 36 years of policing behind him - a third of it at high rank, with most of his career having been spent at Merseyside Police. Mr Byrne held senior positions there - and then the Metropolitan Police and Greater Manchester Police - before his appointme...

Police have missed three proposed dates to respond to a legal challenge on whether officers have the power to enter private homes to enforce Covid rules.

Police say a "significant number" of people gathered for the funeral of Hugh Hill in Belfast on Friday.

Holyland street parties As the beginning of the new university term got into full swing in September, images of hundreds of young people partying in south Belfasts Holyland area quickly came to light. Health Minister Robin Swann said the footage of those drinking in the student housing area "will not be tolerated". Police took full advantage of new legislation allowing them to enforce the Covid-19 regulations, breaking up house parties in the days after the images emerged. For some, however, th...

Covid-19: Police investigate potential breaches at republican funeral Published image captionPictures of the funeral have led to criticism from unionists Police have begun an investigation into potential breaches of Covid-19 regulations at the funeral of an IRA man in Londonderry. Eamon McCourt, 62, who reportedly died with Covid-19, was buried on Monday. The police said a "significant number of people" had gathered, in a manner "likely to be in breach" of the coronavirus regulations. PSNI Ch S...

Covid-19: Two or three Sinn Féin councillors at republican funeral Published image captionPictures of the funeral have led to criticism from unionists "Two or three" Sinn Féin councillors paid their respects from the roadside at a republican funeral in Londonderry, the partys Gerry Kelly has said. Police have begun an investigation into potential breaches of Covid-19 regulations at the funeral of an IRA man. Eamon McCourt, 62, who reportedly died with Covid-19, was buried on Monday. "Let me m...

Ireland’s highest infection rate of Covid-19 has been in Co Monaghan for the last three weeks, but this stark statistic is no surprise to the health professionals who warned it would happen.

Cars line up bumper-to-bumper under a Government sign that advises us to "Stay at Home". Are all these people on their way to work... at the weekend?

The station was closed to the public on Tuesday after 10 officers tested positive for coronavirus.