Hain to say loyalist ceasefire is over

LOYALIST paramilitaries who brought their gunmen onto the streets of Belfast during ferocious rioting are set to have their ceasefire declared over.

As protesters brought new traffic chaos on routes out of the city, Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain finalised plans to deliver an official verdict on the terrorists within the next 48 hours.

Two nights of violence that gripped the city and surrounding towns, leaving 50 police officers injured, has removed all British government doubts about ending their recognition of the Ulster Volunteer Force’s (UVF) so-called truce.