31.   Angry Protestants blocked the highway that links Belfast with the west of Northern Ireland on Sunday after police stalled the annual Orange Lodge march through a Roman Catholic area.

32.   Angry Protestants on Sunday blocked the highway that links Belfast with the west of Northern Ireland after police stalled the annual Orange Lodge march through a Roman Catholic area.

33.   It was unclear whether the incident was linked to the annual march in Portadown.

34.   The annual marches are seen as provocative there.

35.   The decision followed several days of futile talks between Catholics and Protestants aimed at averting violence when the Apprentice Boys hold their annual march through the city.

36.   The decision followed three days of futile talks between Catholics and Protestants aimed at averting violence when the Apprentice Boys hold their annual march through the city.