A 26-year-old man has been charged with assault on an ambulance worker and causing criminal damage to an ambulance.

The charges relate to an incident in the Dunbar Link area of west Belfast on Friday, December 17.

He is also charged with two counts of assault on police, possession of a Class B controlled drug and making threats to kill.

He is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates’ Court this morning, Saturday, December 18, for a first remand hearing.

As is normal procedure, all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.