Northern Ireland executive holds emergency meeting over Belfast unrest

Chief constable briefs party leaders after another night of riots in Belfast increases political crisis

Northern Ireland's power-sharing executive is holding an emergency meeting in Stormont after another night of riots scarred parts of Belfast and ratcheted up a political crisis.

Simon Byrne, the chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, briefed party leaders on the security situation on Thursday before a debate at the assembly, which has been recalled from its Easter break.