Orange walk banned from passing church

Glasgow council has banned the Orange Order from walking past the church where a Catholic priest is alleged to have been attacked.

Police Scotland have welcomed the council’s decision to re-route Saturday’s march away from St Alphonsus’ Church.

They said riot police would have been deployed to combat a counter-protest if it had gone past the church.

It follows a previous Orange march on 7 July, when Canon Tom White said he was verbally abused and spat on.