Ireland will be united before there is a Tory government in Britain, it was claimed today.

The Ulster Defence Association has been blamed for carrying out an attack on the home of one its former associates near Lisburn, Co Antrim, last week.

WHEN Johnny Adair was dumped from the Ulster Defence Association, his public utterances suggested he felt hurt and isolated after this snub from his erstwhile political comrades.

Police tonight ordered round-the-clock surveillance on freed loyalist paramilitary chief Johnny Adair amid fears of new sectarian violence in Belfast.

Feared loyalist paramilitary chief Johnny Adair, who is due to be freed from jail tomorrow, will be a force for good, it was claimed today.

A revived loyalist political consultation group could help draw the Ulster Defence Association back towards the peace process, it was claimed today.

The loyalist group, the Ulster Freedom Fighters, has issued a statement condemning death threats against Catholic teachers and postal workers.

Police in the North have arrested a serving loyalist politician in connection with the murder of Catholic postman Daniel McColgan in north Belfast on Saturday.

A High Court judge will today rule on a freedom bid mounted by jailed loyalist Johnny Adair.

William Stobie knew he was living on borrowed time once his past as a Special Branch informer was exposed, friends said tonight.

The Ulster Democratic Party is to disband after a fall out with loyalist paramilitaries over backing for the Good Friday Agreement.

Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble today put pressure on Northern Ireland Secretary Dr John Reid to declare the IRA ceasefire over next time the organisation carries out a murder.

The UDA has warned of a backlash after the Northern Ireland Secretary John Reid declared the UDA ceasefire over today.

A loyalist terror group seen as a cover for the Ulster Defence Association tonight admitted raking a north Belfast community centre with gunfire.

Prime Minister Tony Blair’s bid to bring stable Government to Northern Ireland is doomed, it was claimed tonight.

SDLP deputy leader Seamus Mallon is trying to score points against Sinn Fein while refusing to engage with them during negotiations, Gerry Adams alleged today.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair are today resuming attempts to save the Northern Ireland peace process with talks on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border.

A host of gloomy faces have exited from talks aimed at keeping the Northern peace process alive.

Unionist politicians were today urged to take action after homeless women and young children were forced to flee a hostel on Belfast’s peaceline.

Sinn Fein has advised nationalists to be on their guard following reports that members of the UDA are patrolling sectarian interfaces in north Belfast.

Leading loyalist Johnny Adair was today granted the right to argue for a judicial review of a decision to keep him in prison.

The Government was under pressure tonight to take action against the largest loyalist paramilitary group, the Ulster Defence Association, amid allegations that it has broken its ceasefire.

The Ulster Democratic Party leader Gary McMichael has called on the UDA to clarify the status of its ceasefire.

Sinn Fein claims last night's discovery of a handgun in north Belfast is linked to a loyalist murder bid on one of its leading members.

At least half a dozen improvised bombs have been discovered on the roof of a primary school in a loyalist area of east Belfast.

The British Prime Minister last night held discussions with Sinn Fein, the nationalist SDLP and loyalist parties the Progression Unionists and the Ulster Democratic Party.

The chairman of the politicial party associated with the UDA is calling on the paramilitary group to issue a statement on the wave of pipebomb attacks on nationalists and Catholics in the North.

All but one battalion of the largest loyalist paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland now opposes the peace process, it is claimed.

A decision on the jailed Ulster loyalist Johnny "Mad Dog" Adair's bid to be freed is expected to be made later today.

The leader of the Ulster Democratic Party, Gary McMichael, has said he may be forced to quit if his party becomes anti-Agreement.