We begin with the news that thousands of Police Officers serving in Northern Ireland were dreading, that details of their surnames and places of work have fallen into the hands of dissident republican groups who do not support the peace process. The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland confirmed this today after last weeks data breach, in which details on more than 10,000 employees was mistakenly released online. A document posted on a wall in largely catholic west belfast, close to the sinn fein office, allegedly shows some of the information that was uploaded. Sarah girvin has the full story. When news of the psni data breach broke six days ago, the forces Chief Constable said he was aware of claims from dissident republican paramilitaries that they had access to it. Today he confirmed the information was in their hands. We are now confident that the Workforce Data set is in the hands of dissident republicans and it is therefore our Planning Assumption that they
In hospital after being stabbed in what the metropolitan police describe as a homophobic attack outside a south london pub. the men, in their twenties and thirties, were attacked outside the two brewers in clapham high street on sunday night. robin brantjoins me from clapham. robin, what more do we know? i have been watching a trickle of people going into the two brewers tonight, some being searched as they go in and there was heightened security presence at the door and a heightened police presence around as well. it is nowhere near as busy as it was 2a hours ago when the attack happened. those two men were standing outside when they were approached by a man in a mask with a knife, they were stabbed and police believe they were targeted in what they describe as a homophobic attack. what the metropolitan police is doing tonight is two things, firstly trying to find a man and to prevent a potential repeat attack but secondly, and of equal