One of the North's most controversial parades has passed off peacefully.

Orangemen and nationalist residents who struck a breakthrough deal to resolve Northern Ireland's most volatile parading dispute have said they are committed to working in a spirit of genuine respect toward a common, peaceful and shared future.

A prominent Orangeman accused of the attempted murder of two pedestrians knocked down by a car during a riot in Belfast “profoundly regrets” what happened, a court was told yesterday.

The British Government has established a panel of experts to examine a long-standing parading dispute in Belfast that has been the source of bitter community tensions and outbreaks of serious violence.