Stab victim 'critical'

A man was stabbed in the back at a junction in west Belfast

A 38-year-old man is critically ill in hospital after being stabbed in County Tyrone.

The incident happened outside licensed premises in Main Street, Dromore, at about 0245 BST on Sunday.

The victim collapsed at O'Neill Terrace in the town.

A 19-year-old man has been arrested.

Police are urging anyone with information about the incident to contact them.

Meanwhile, a 20-year-old man has been injured in a separate stabbing in west Belfast.

He was returning from a night out with a friend at about 0400 BST on Sunday when they were chased by a gang of about five to seven men.

They caught up with the man and stabbed him in the back at the junction of the Old Whiterock Road and Springfield Road.

He remains in a stable condition in hospital.