Belfast loyalist wants to remain in jail

A Belfast loyalist has asked to be kept in jail.

Ihab Shoukri is awaiting trial on a charge of membership of the UDA.

His barrister has said Mr Shoukri did not accept a condition of his bail, that he keep out of Belfast. He claims that the ban is affecting his health as he cannot live with his girlfriend.

Last month, the 31- year-old collapsed in a betting shop in Bangor where he had been living since he was banned from Belfast.