The Orange Order says around half a million people are expected to participate or watch the parades.

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A bonfire in Edgarstown has been burnt down overnight in what unionist politicians are condemning as a "sectarian" attack

'They will rebuild': Unionists slam 'sectarian' attack on bonfire

Skyscraper bonfires have been reaching for the skies across Northern Ireland.

In pictures: The huge bonfires being built across Northern Ireland

Ulster Unionist leader Doug Beattie's comments come after a teenager suffered serious burns at a bonfire in north Belfast.

UUP leader says mandatory regulation needed to deal with bonfire safety

Police say parades 'passed without incident' across Northern Ireland.

Orange marches take place to mark Twelfth of July in Northern Ireland

The incident happened at a bonfire at Silverstream Crescent in north Belfast.

Young man critically ill after being injured at bonfire

Police say a man is being treated in hospital for burn injuries after an incident at a bonfire in north Belfast.

Fire service deals with significant increase in calls on Eleventh Night

Bonfires will usher in the main date in the Protestant loyal order parading season – the Twelfth of July.

Why are huge bonfires lit across Northern Ireland on Eleventh Night?

Two Stormont ministers have failed in a High Court bid to have the police forced to help in the removal of a controversial loyalist bonfire in north Belfast.

High Court bid to force PSNI to intervene over loyalist bonfire fails

Tensions at Stormont are once again in the spotlight, with parties divided over a loyalist bonfire at a contentious site near an interface in north Belfast.

North Belfast bonfire row exposes Stormont tensions

Two Stormont ministers have threatened police in Northern Ireland with legal action for failing to assist in the removal of a contentious loyalist bonfire.

Stormont ministers threaten PSNI with legal action over north Belfast bonfire

Police say two or three bonfires are causing 'concern'

PSNI Chief Constable Alan Todd says 'two or three' bonfire sites are causing 'concerns'

'Two or three' Eleventh night bonfires causing 'concerns'

Socially distanced Lambeg drummers mark the Twelfth of July in Hillsborough, Co Down. Credit: Graham Baalham-Curry

The Orange Order has cancelled hundreds of parades across NI, but nearly 250 bands are going ahead with marking the Twelfth of July. Only 30 people are allowed to take part in mini-parades and crowds are urged not to gather due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Twelfth of July marked in NI amid coronavirus restrictions

Lego Orangemen displayed in a window in east Belfast as people take part in a socially distant Twelfth of July.

The Twelfth of July is marked across Northern Ireland, despite the coronavirus pandemic.

In pictures: Twelfth of July commemorations

Dozens of Eleventh Night bonfires lit across Belfast saw dangerous air pollution reach more than double internationally accepted levels.

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