Adair to begin legal challenge to re-imprisonment

Loyalist paramilitary Johnny Adair is due to begin legal action today challenging Northern Secretary Paul Murphy's decision to send him back to jail for breaching the terms of his early release.

Mr Murphy said he made the decision after receiving information that Adair had resumed his involvement in paramilitarism, guns, drugs, extortion and money laundering since being released from prison early last year. The Northern Secretary said he was satisfied that Adair was a danger to others while he remained at liberty.