PSNI preparing for potential street violence over Twelfth of July

Fire station may be forced to board up its windows because of huge bonfire nearby

Blaze danger: the huge bonfire that has been built close to a fire station in Co Down

Allison Morris

The PSNI have a contingency plan in place in anticipation of potential trouble over the Twelfth of July.

Officers have been told leave is being cancelled over the July week and plans are in place should loyalist tensions spill out onto the streets.