A north Belfast couple were tonight preparing to flee their home after a sectarian petrol bomb attack which they say could easily have killed their 18-day-old son.

A Protestant father says his 18-month-old baby could have been killed in a sectarian petrol bomb attack across the peaceline in north Belfast.

A police vehicle was damaged during a sectarian attack on two Protestant homes in north Belfast, it emerged today.

A priest warned today that feuding which killed two people should end before more lives are lost.

Tensions were running high in north Belfast today after trouble during and after a loyalist parade.

A man was in hospital today with a serious head injury after trouble flared at a flashpoint area of north Belfast.

North Belfast enjoyed a night of relative calm although two houses were attacked.

Holy Cross girls primary school is reopening today despite a second night of serious violence across north Belfast which left over 30 police and troops injured.

Several police officers and soldiers have been injured during hours of rioting in north Belfast.

A soldier is believed to have suffered acid burns to his face after being struck by an acid bomb thrown by loyalists in Twaddell Avenue tonight, police said.

It has been reported that police in Belfast have come under attack for the second night in a row.

A fresh bomb attack was launched in flashpoint north Belfast tonight as five Protestant families were forced to flee their homes in the troubled area.