Reid gives UDA a second chance

Northern Secretary John Reid has warned the UDA that if there is any more organised loyalist rioting in Belfast or any more pipe-bomb attacks on Catholic homes he will declare the group’s ceasefire void.

In a press conference this afternoon, Dr Reid said he was on the verge of declaring the ceasefire over when he received word that the UDA leadership had promised to halt its sectarian campaign against Catholics and nightly riots that have left 46 RUC officers injured over the last 48 hours.