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Spence set loyalists on 'peaceful path' 
Former loyalist leader Gusty Spence has been described as a man who made an "immense contribution to the peace process".
Sunday 25th September 2011
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Ex-UVF chief Spence dies
Former Ulster Volunteer Force leader Gusty Spence has died in hospital aged 78.
Sunday 25th September 2011
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Murder accused not allowed at bonfire
A man charged with murdering a loyalist paramilitary has failed in his High Court bid to attend an eleventh night bonfire in north Belfast.
Monday 11th July 2011
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UVF jail call after riots
A call has been made for active members of the UVF - released from prison early under the Good Friday Agreement - to be sent back behind bars, in the wake of riots in east Belfast.
Wednesday 29th June 2011
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Man questioned over dissident Easter Monday rally
A 50-year-old man has been arrested in Derry as part of an investigation into a paramilitary display in the city on Easter Monday.
Tuesday 28th June 2011
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Dissidents are 'threat to 2012 Games'
Dissident republicans are a new threat to the London 2012 Games, Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson has said.
Monday 14th February 2011
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PM pledges to fight dissidents
Prime Minister David Cameron has said that the PSNI will have adequate funding to fight the threat from dissident terrorists.
Wednesday 9th February 2011
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Paramilitaries fill PSNI 'vacuum' - Report
PSNI inertia in the delivery of effective, community-based services in loyalist and republican areas has created a policing vacuum being filled by paramilitary activity, a new report warns.
Tuesday 8th February 2011
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Paramilitary violence on the rise in NI
The level of intimidation by paramilitaries in Northern Ireland is on the increase, a new Stormont report shows.
Thursday 27th January 2011
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End to UVF 'a matter of time' - Ervine
PUP leader Brian Ervine has backed the latest calls appealing for an end to UVF violence, saying it is “only a matter of time” before the organisation leaves the stage.
Wednesday 10th November 2010
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RIRA 'most active and dangerous'
Dissident republicans continue to pose the greatest threat in Northern Ireland but concerns remain over the role of the loyalist UVF, the paramilitary watchdog has said.
Thursday 4th November 2010
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Terrorist watchdog to shut down
The watchdog tasked with monitoring armed terrorist groups in Northern Ireland is to be shut down, after it files one final report.
Thursday 4th November 2010
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UVF meets PUP for crunch talks
The next leader of the Progressive Unionist Party - the brother of the late David Ervine - says he won't be "a mouthpiece for gangsters and gunmen".
Thursday 14th October 2010
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Police step up dissident crackdown
Police have launched a major security operation to crack down on dissident republicans, in the wake of a Real IRA car bombing in Londonderry.
Thursday 7th October 2010
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Memorial ban upheld after RIRA funeral
A man charged over a dissident republican show of strength at the funeral of an IRA killer failed in a High Court bid to be allowed to attend his memorial mass.
Wednesday 6th October 2010
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Dissident support 'not negligible'
The author of a survey showing that one in seven nationalists in Northern Ireland sympathise with dissident terrorists says he was surprised by the result.
Wednesday 6th October 2010
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Pair jailed for Real IRA arms plot
The so-called second in command of the Real IRA, who was caught in an MI5 sting to uncover a gun smuggling plot, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Friday 1st October 2010
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PUP to keep paramilitary links
The crisis-hit Progressive Unionist Party has voted to maintain its links with the UVF and the Red Hand Commando at a meeting in Belfast.
Wednesday 29th September 2010
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UVF boss 'to turn supergrass'
There is growing speculation that a leading member of the UVF is co-operating with police and is to turn supergrass against former colleagues in the loyalist terror group.
Tuesday 28th September 2010
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Woodward issues dissident warning
Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Shaun Woodward says the PSNI should be exempt from the brunt of the upcoming public sector cuts, in the face of the growing dissident threat.
Tuesday 28th September 2010
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