A DUP MP has urged loyalist protesters to “use their heads'” and step away from situations which may descend into disorder.
Gregory Campbell was speaking after several consecutive nights of violence across Northern Ireland which resulted in 41 police officers injured and 10 arrested.
The cause of the unrest has been attributed to frustration over a decision not to prosecute members of Sinn Fein over alleged coronavirus regulation breaches at the funeral of republican Bobby Storey.
Bins are set ablaze at the Cloughfern roundabout in Newtownabbey (Liam McBurney/PA)
Opposition to the Northern Ireland Protocol and drugs seizures against a dissident faction of the UDA in south east Antrim have also been blamed.