The RUC chief constable, Ronnie Flanagan, has said he believes the Ulster Defence Association is responsible for an orchestrated campaign of pipe-bomb attacks on Catholic homes across the North.

The Red Hand Defenders have claimed responsibility for the murder of a Protestant teenager in Glengormley, Co Antrim last night.

An 18-year-old was shot dead in a drive by shooting outside a GAA clubhouse in Co Antrim last night.