Police say 41 officers have been injured and 13 people have been arrested after three nights of rioting across several towns.

Anti-immigrant protesters attacked police with petrol bombs, fireworks as riots continued for a fifth night. Police have made several arrests in relation to the violence.

Public disorder broke out in Northern Ireland for the third successive night on Wednesday with videos and pictures on social media purportedly showing a fire in a leisure center in the town of Larne after masked youths smashed the building’s windows.