Water cannon fired in latest disorder after stabbing

A water cannon has been deployed to disperse a large crowd after a second night of disorder in Northern Ireland following the Belfast knife attack. Riot police came under sustained attack from a group throwing bricks, bottles and pieces of wood at a major roundabout to the north-west of Belfast. Additional officers were drafted in but Wednesday's disorder was not on the same scale as Tuesday's violence. Public transport shut down across Northern Ireland and some schools closed early on Wednesday ahead of any disruption. Belfast city centre was deserted after many businesses shut up shop by lunchtime. The cannon was deployed at the Sandyknowes roundabout in Glengormley, about eight miles (13km) north-west of Belfast city centre. Footage showed dozens of people dressed all in black and wearing face coverings tearing up the driveways and fences of nearby houses to use as missiles. A large Department for Infrastructure vehicle was seen in flames, and bins were set on fire. The crowd attempted to set fire to a derelict property in the same area, with some throwing petrol bombs at police lines. It seems they were trying to get close to a hotel which houses asylum seekers. There have been