Loyalist Commission announces end to LVF-UVF feud

The feud between rival loyalist paramilitary groups in the North, which has claimed the lives of five men, is finally over, according to a statement released today by the Loyalist Commission.

In a statement, the commission said it believed the feud between the LVF and the UVF had permanently ended.

The group, which includes politicians, churchmen and paramilitaries, said it had been holding mediation talks for some time to resolve the dispute.