Senior loyalist held in the North

A top loyalist was questioned by police in the North tonight.

Jim Gray, who was ousted by the UDA as the leader of its organisation in east Belfast last week, was stopped by police outside Loughbrickland, Co Down.

It is believed he was in a car travelling on the main Belfast-Dublin road. A police spokesperson confirmed: “A man has been arrested for questioning in connection with serious criminal offences.”