Thousands of Orangemen take part in Twelfth of July parades

Thousands of Orangemen have taken part in the annual Twelfth of July parades across Northern Ireland.

Five hundred and fifty parades took place with Londonderry hosting the flagship procession.

The Belfast parade staged a protest outside the office of the Parades Commission, the body set up to rule on contentious parades.

Mervyn Jess, Kieron Tourish, Gordon Adair and Conor Macauley report.