The Northern Ireland Environment Agency says fragments of suspected asbestos were found at five locations on the site at ...

A bonfire on a site that contains asbestos was set alight despite warnings over the dangers of doing so. Northern Ireland's ...

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Further safety concerns over asbestos at site of Belfast bonfire Hundreds of loyalist bonfires will be lit on Friday night ahead of traditional July 12 celebrations across Northern Ireland.

Loyalist bonfire on site with asbestos lit despite warnings Elsewhere, effigies of the Irish rap group Kneecap, Irish flags and sectarian slogans were burned on pyres across Northern Ireland.

It is "shameful" that a bonfire topped with effigies of migrants in a boat was allowed to go ahead, Amnesty International has said.

Asbestos concerns The bonfire site has recently been the subject of concerns over asbestos that agencies and authorities said they were "unable" to remove.