Hearing that more riots are planned for today and as a result schools are closing at lunchtime. Great work, lads. Right in the middle of exam season. As well as the dreadful human cost of last night's violence, public and voluntary sector services will be picking up the pieces >
Police water cannon deployed near Belfast last night during several hours of sporadic clashes across N Ireland. Overwhelmingly the trouble flared in Loyalist areas. Man accused of attempted murder appears in court this morning in the city. Full report
@channel4news tonight.