Scores of Twelfth of July parades to take place across Northern Ireland

A view from Cavehill overlooking Belfast city of loyalist bonfires burning as part of the traditional Twelfth commemorations (Brian Lawless/PA)

Tens of thousands of loyal order members and 600 marching bands are to take to the streets of Northern Ireland for the annual Twelfth of July festivities.

It comes after the traditional burning of bonfires at an estimated 300 locations in loyalist neighbourhoods across the region on Thursday night.