Some of today’s stories in brief

Nine police officers have been injured in two days of violence in Londonderry and Strabane.

The incidents included officers being headbutted and being charged at with a knife.

In some cases, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said officers also endured racial and sectarian abuse.

A property in the Highlands which was once owned by Jimmy Savile has been damaged by a fire.

An outbuilding at the Allt-na-Reigh cottage in Glen Coe caught fire on Saturday evening.

The site has been vandalised repeatedly since Savile’s death in 2011, and his exposure as a prolific sex offender.

An investigation has been ordered into a Labour WhatsApp group in which MP Andrew Gwynne posted offensive comments which led to him being sacked as a minister.

Mr Gwynne has apologised for the remarks which reportedly were sexist towards Deputy PM Angela Rayner and racist towards Diane Abbott, the first black woman MP.

He has apologised – and he has also been suspended from the party.

Published: 09/02/2025 by Radio NewsHub