Stormont Executive to meet after another night of violence in Northern Ireland

Cars have been set alight during another night of trouble in Belfast, including these which people from the loyalist side tried to drive through the Peace Gates in Lanark Way. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

The Northern Ireland Executive is to meet on Thursday morning to be briefed on the ongoing unrest seen over the last week.

Leaders will meet for the briefing at 10am, an hour before the Stormont Assembly is to be recalled to discuss the recent scenes of violence in mainly loyalist areas.