Newry: Two vans belonging to local business destroyed in arson

Two vans belonging to a local business have been "completely destroyed" in an "reckless" arson in County Down. It happened at about 23:25 BST on Friday in North Street in Newry. It's understood the vans belong to a local bakery that one councillor described as "the backbone of our town's economy". Police received a report of two vans on fire and attended the scene alongside the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) who extinguished the blaze. In a post on social media, Sinn Féin councillor Valerie Harte described it as a "reckless act" that has caused "significant damage and disruption to a local business which is one of the backbone of our town's economy". "It also brings fear into the local community, which is not needed or wanted," Harte said. Enquiries are ongoing, and anyone who may have witnessed the fire or would have CCTV or dashcam footage are urged to contact police. Police believe the attacks, which both happened on Tuesday 6 October in Armagh, may be linked. Two separate shootings in Coleraine are being treated as attempted murder by the PSNI. The Police Service of Northern Ireland said anyone found to have blocked the Garvaghy Road will be treated as partici