Tensions are high ahead of Belfast parade

Tensions are beginning to mount in the Springfield Road area of west Belfast ahead of the first major contentious parade of this year's marching season.

Tensions are high ahead of Belfast parade

Tensions are beginning to mount in the Springfield Road area of west Belfast ahead of the first major contentious parade of this year's marching season.

Hundreds of RUC officers and British soldiers have been drafted into the area to prevent disturbances at the Whiterock parade.

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