Loyalist and nationalist parades scheduled to take place next week in Lurgan, Co Armagh, were last night rerouted by the Parades Commission. It said it was not allowing the parades to follow their planned town centre routes because of "the prospect of serious disorder in sensitive areas".
Members of the Apprentice Boys will not be allowed to follow their chosen route on St Patrick's Day, and the Lurgan Martyrs Flute Band is being rerouted two days later.