House and van damaged in Belfast arson attack

The arson attack happened at Gainsborough Drive shortly before 20:00 GMT on Saturday

A house and a van have been damaged during an arson attack in north Belfast, police have said.

It happened at Gainsborough Drive shortly before 20:00 GMT on Saturday.

The front door of a house and a van which was parked on the street outside the property were set alight during the attack.

The owner and a neighbour managed to extinguish both fires but the front door of the house and the van were left badly damaged.

Greenisland burglary

In a separate incident, a woman and children in Greenisland have been left "extremely distressed" after being burgled by masked men claiming to represent a paramilitary organisation.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said the burglary was reported in Fortfield Manor on Saturday after 20:00 BST.

Four masked men dressed in dark clothing entered the house via the back door and ordered the woman and three children into the living room. The men searched the house for about half an hour then left with jewellery and cash.

The woman and children were physically uninjured, police said.

Delivery driver assaulted in County Tyrone

In another incident, a delivery driver has been assaulted in County Tyrone, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have said.

The van was stopped by two masked men, one with a suspected firearm, between 05:00 GMT and 05:30 GMT in Carrickmore on Sunday.

The driver of the van, a man aged in his 40s, was dragged from the vehicle and assaulted by the two men on Main Street.

Before leaving the scene the two masked men smashed the windows of the van.

The victim was concussed and taken to hospital for treatment.

The PSNI have appealed to anyone with information or footage relating to the incidents to come forward.