Stephen Ogilvie’s family appeal for calm on second night of disorder – as it happened

Politics Stephen Ogilvie’s family appeal for calm on second night of disorder – as it happened This blog is now closed. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/ View image in fullscreen Police use water cannon as protesters gather near a hotel previously believed to house migrants in a town north of Belfast. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/ From 5h ago That’s it for our coverage today and we will close the blog. Here’s a recap of the news: Stephen Ogilvie’s family expressed their “disgust” at scenes of violence during a second night of disorder in Northern Ireland. “We have been left feeling disgusted ,” the family said in a statement issued via police. “We want to make it absolutely clear that to do this in response is not supported , and peaceful protest is only ever the way forward.” Police deployed water cannons on protesters in Co Antrim after they were pelted with bricks. A large department for infrastructure vehicle was set alight as demonstrators confronted police near the Sandyknowes roundabout in Newtownabbey, north-west of Belfast. Videos on social media showed protesters attempting to march to the Chimney Corner Hotel, with riot police and several vans deployed to manage the demonstrations. Rioters attempted to set fire to a property near a petrol station in the same area, with some throwing petrol bombs at police lines. Cabinet Office minister Baroness Anderson told the House of Lords that 27 people were made homeless on Tuesday night “because people went door-to-door to try and target foreign nationals to burn them out of their homes”. Social media platform X is among those to have been contacted . Elon Musk rejected claims that he is to blame for inciting disorder in Belfast. Keir Starmer has vowed to “crack down on anyone who is fuelling this division”. After a standoff lasting hours, with the push forward from police, the rioters and spectators dispersed within minutes. They left behind a street littered with bricks, and litter, driveways torn up to be used as ammunition, and burnt shells of vehicles. Firefighters moved in to tackle the empty house that was still burning. By around 11.30pm the riot had ended, with residents coming out of their houses to survey the damage and watch the police pack into their vans and drive away. View image in fullscreen Aftermath of the protest on Antrim Road. Photograph: Hannah Al-Othman/The GuardianView image in fullscreen Firefighters attempt to put out a fire.