A man has been stabbed during fighting between republican and loyalist factions in Northern Ireland.

Senior unionists will meet today to discuss the next phase of their protest against a decision to ban a controversial Orange Order parade from passing a nationalist neighbourhood.

The Sinn Fein Lord Mayor of Belfast has been jostled by loyalist protesters at the re-opening of a north Belfast park.

The US diplomat tasked with finding a resolution to parading controversies in Northern Ireland has insisted that politics is the only way.

Police came under attack for a fifth successive night in Belfast, with around 35 petrol bombs thrown at officers by loyalists.

Seventy-one police officers have been injured in four nights of rioting in the North linked to the banning of a contentious Orange Order parade.

Hundreds more police officers are to be drafted in to the North from forces across the UK after three nights of rioting linked to a parades dispute.

Loyalist rioters have attacked police for a third successive night in Belfast.

Loyalist rioters in Belfast have been warned they will face a judge within hours of arrest, after special courts were set up to deal with alleged troublemakers.

Loyalist rioters in Belfast have been warned they will face a judge within hours of arrest, after special courts were set up to deal with alleged troublemakers.

Seven police officers were injured in a second successive night of loyalist rioting in Belfast.

Trouble has flared again tonight in north Belfast in the same area that witnessed serious disorder last night.

A FATHER denied murdering his six-month-old daughter.

An eco-friendly alternative to the huge bonfires that light up the skies across the North during the summer marching season was tested today.

Thousands of loyalists are expected to take part in a major rally in Belfast this afternoon.

PRESIDENT Mary McAleese yesterday scrapped plans to visit a tense and troubled loyalist area of Belfast today.

Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain today said he would not be rushed into any quick-fix judgments on the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force’s ceasefire.

The body set up to monitor paramilitary ceasefires in the North is believed to have prepared a special report on recent violence by the Ulster Volunteer Force.

Sinn Féin has called on the leaders of the North's unionist parties to use their influence to bring loyalist violence in the North to an end.

Police came under renewed attack from loyalist petrol bombers in the North early today.

Police in Belfast have arrested seven people in connection with loyalist street violence in the Woodvale area of city yesterday.

SEVEN people were being questioned last night after loyalist petrol bombers attacked police during fierce rioting in North Belfast.

A gang of loyalist youths has gone on the rampage in north Belfast this lunchtime, hijacking two vehicles including a soft-drinks lorry and setting them on fire.

RESIDENTS yesterday claimed that heavy-handed action by police was to blame for a riot in Belfast which led to 40 police officers being injured during a clash with angry loyalists.

Democratic Unionist leader the Rev Ian Paisley intervened tonight in a bid to prevent further rioting in Belfast linked to a loyalist paramilitary feud.

Police were probing allegations that officers acted in a heavy-handed manner during raids on loyalist homes in Belfast prior to serious rioting, a senior officer confirmed today.

Police came under attack in North Belfast tonight as they carried out searches in a loyalist area in connection with an investigation into serious crime.

A 19-year-old man has died and another is critically injured following two separate overnight shootings in north Belfast.

KEN BARRETT murdered enough victims in an ice-cold sectarian killing spree to rival Britain’s most notorious serial killers, it was claimed yesterday.

The Pat Finucane murder case, in which former police informer Ken Barrett today pleaded guilty, has been adjourned until Friday when Barrett's defence lawyer Arthur Harvey QC will make his submissions.

TIPPERARY inter-county player James Cleary (Hillview, Clonmel) stopped the great run by Eddie Hackett (Collins) to win the Men’s Munster Senior Pitch and Putt Strokeplay Championship at Collins yesterday.