A SECURITY alert in Derry has ended this morning after a pipe bomb attack in the city last night. At around 7.30pm yesterday (November 4) PSNI officers were called to reports of an object being thrown at a house in the Limewood Street area of the city. The incident happened in Limewood Street in Derry The pipe bomb exploded after being thrown through a window, causing damage to the property, but the elderly couple who were inside the building at the time of the attack managed to escape unharmed. Officers secured the area and alerted army technical officers while a security alert was put in place. This morning the PSNI’s Detective Sergeant Mark Gingell confirmed the object has been declared as a “viable suspected pipe bomb”, which has now been removed and taken away for further forensic examination. “It is believed that this device was put through the window of the house and has exploded,” Det Serg Gingell said. “This has caused damage to the property but could have led to the occupants being badly injured or…

A BIRMINGHAM man has died after being involved in a collision in Co. Armagh. Anthony Atkins, also known as ‘Cookie’, died following the incident in Crossmaglen at around midnight on Friday, October 1. The 36-year-old, who hailed from Birmingham in the west Midlands, had been living in Crossmaglen, where he had family, for a number of years. Anthony Atkins has died following a collision in Crossmaglen A postmortem examination found he was “lying in the roadway when he was struck by a car shortly after midnight on Friday night into Saturday morning” the PSNI have confirmed. “The driver of the car remained at the scene and has been assisting with the investigation,” they added. The PSNI’s Detective Inspector Michael Winters said: “I would firstly like to offer my condolences to Anthony’s family and friends at this terrible time. “In order to complete a full investigation on their behalf I would continue to appeal for anyone who was travelling on the Cullaville Road on Friday night/early Saturday morning around the…

DETECTIVES have made an arrest after a man was stabbed in the neck as he walked through the city of Belfast in the early hours of yesterday morning. The man, aged in his 30s, was targeted as he walked in the St Vincent Street area of north Belfast just after midnight on November 4. He was taken to hospital where he is receiving treatment for his injuries. “Shortly after 00:20am, it was reported that a man in his 30s was stabbed in the neck as he walked along the St. Vincent Street area,” the PSNI’s Detective Sergeant Alexander said. “A 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place,” he added. "He remains in police custody at this time.” The PSNI has called for anyone with information about the stabbing to come forward. “Enquiries are continuing and police would appeal to anyone with any information in relation to the incident, to contact them on 101 quoting reference number 13 04/11/24,” Det Ser Alexander said. “You can also make a report…