Policing bill for 12 July to run to millions

The policing bill for weekend disturbances in Belfast around 12 July events is running to millions of pounds.

More officers from elsewhere in the UK are being drafted in to help the PSNI.

Assistant Chief Constable Will Kerr this morning described the behaviour of some rioters as almost animalistic.

He said the behaviour of some of those involved in the trouble amounted to attempted murder.

The Parades Commission, which stipulated that Orange bands could not march past nationalist homes in Ardoyne on Friday night, has praised the actions of the police.

It said Belfast should look to the agreements made in Derry because of good local leadership and sustained genuine dialogue.

In a statement, the Orange Order said the police have questions to answer.

It said the anger had been generated within the entire Protestant, unionist and loyalist community by an illogical Parades Commission.

Speaking on RTÉ's News At One, Rev Mervyn Gibson, the county grand chaplain of the Orange Order in Belfast, said that the Parades Commission was ultimately responsible for what he described as the "crisis" in Belfast over the weekend, and called for it to go.

He said the Orange Order would have no problem with an impartial and fair arbitrator making decisions on where parades can and cannot take place.

However Rev Gibson said that the Parades Commissioner was not a "referee", but that it was "the problem".

He said that while everyone bore some responsibility for what had happened, the ultimate responsibility lay with the Parades Commission.

Police attacked for third night

Police were attacked with petrol bombs and other missiles last night in Belfast for a third consecutive night.

Officers responded with baton-rounds in the Woodvale Road area in the north of the city.

A number of items from the weekend rioting were put on display at PSNI headquarters this morning, including a police officer's helmet split by a sword, a spiked weapon used by rioters, and police shields damaged by ball bearings and bricks.

The PSNI has warned that "hundreds" of people will be charged over the coming weeks with offences arising from the rioting.

Assistant Chief Constable Kerr appealed for an end to the trouble and said that there will be consequences for those who took part in the rioting, based on evidence gathered at riot scenes.

Police say more than 35 people have been arrested and 40 officers injured since the violence flared.

Ten people appeared before a special sitting of Belfast Magistrates' Court yesterday, charged with public order offences related to recent disorder in north and east Belfast.

Eight people were remanded in custody, one pleaded guilty and one was released on court bail.

Belfast violence a 'disgrace'

Meanwhile, British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Theresa Villiers said that the Orange Order needs to reflect on its role in calling on people to protest on the streets of Belfast at a time of serious tension.

Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Ms Villiers said that there was concern over the Orange Order's original call to people to come out and protest, without a defined plan as to how to manage and steward these protests.

She said that she would welcome a move by the Orange Order for people to come off the streets completely.

The violence seen on the streets of Belfast is a shame and a disgrace, she said.

She added that it was especially disappointing coming just a few weeks after Northern Ireland hosted the G8 meeting of world leaders.

Stormont Justice Minister David Ford has warned rioters they "will face the full rigour of the law" and should be aware of the impact a conviction could have on their future.

Northern Ireland's Assembly will tomorrow reconvene from its summer break to debate the weekend events.

The speeches and actions of some members of the Orange Order will also be raised.

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