Nolan exclusive - growing number of PSNI officers off sick with mental health issues

The Nolan Show can exclusively reveal that mental health-related absence within the PSNI has increased by almost 40 per cent in four years. Our investigation can reveal that in 2016 almost 40,000 days were lost due to mental health sickness such as anxiety, depression, drug and alcohol problems, and PTSD. This can be compared to just under 29,000 days in 2012. The increase in mental health sickness comes despite there being less officers in the PSNI in 2016 than there were in 2012. Stephen was joined in studio by Deputy Chief Constable Drew Harris.

Also on the programme, police have warned they may never be able to identify all of the people who died in the fire that engulfed a block of flats in west London. Emergency services are spending a third day searching for bodies in the burnt-out Grenfell Tower in north Kensington. Back home and some politicians are calling for a full assessment of both public and privately owned housing blocks following the tragedy. Stephen talks to SDLP MLA Nicola Mallon.

And, Frampton fans fuming as big fight tickets sell out in minutes. Stephen spoke to sports journalist Steven Beacom and got his reaction to how angry fans are.

Please note this programme has been edited since transmission.