A disc containing personal information have been lost by the public inquiry team probing the loyalist murder of a Catholic solicitor in the North.

The Kurdish rebel group PKK and Peru’s Shining Path were among 18 people and groups added to the EU’s terrorist list, which was made public today.

The UDA was today accused of hiding behind a new cover name after a death threat was issued against four prominent Belfast republicans.

Police were today mounting a major security operation at dozens of schools across north Belfast following loyalist threats against teachers and school staff.