A former associate of ousted UDA chief Johnny “Mad Dog” Adair was assassinated at a spot where he had been taken by his killer two days earlier, a court heard today.

A leading loyalist went on trial today charged with murdering a lieutenant of Johnny Adair during a bitter feud within the Ulster Defence Association.

SOME of the worst storms on record lashed the North wreaking havoc on roads and flooding hundreds of homes.

Northern Ireland was today experiencing some of its worst October weather for years, with landslides wreaking havoc on roads, and home-owners erecting flood defences.