Plan to ban prosecutions on Troubles is rejected by all five main Northern Ireland parties 

Plan to ban prosecutions on Troubles is rejected by all five main Northern Ireland parties By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 01:06 BST, 17 July 2021 | Updated: 01:19 BST, 17 July 2021 Proposals to ban Troubles prosecutions were yesterday rejected by all five of Northern Ireland’s main parties. Leaders from across the province’s political divide condemned … Read more

More British Army veterans could have Troubles cases against them dropped after IRA case collapse

Seven British Army veterans at the centre of historic Northern Ireland allegations from the Troubles could have cases against them dropped – after a separate murder trial of two soldiers collapsed for relying on old statements.  The Public Prosecution Service, based in Belfast, is re-examining files on the former soldiers, who were either being considered … Read more

More British Army veterans could have Troubles cases against them dropped after IRA case collapse

Seven British Army veterans at the centre of historic Northern Ireland allegations from the Troubles could have cases against them dropped – after a separate murder trial of two soldiers collapsed for relying on old statements.  The Public Prosecution Service, based in Belfast, is re-examining files on the former soldiers, who were either being considered … Read more

Two former paratroopers accused of murdering Official IRA leader in the Troubles are acquitted

Two former paratroopers accused of the murder of Official IRA leader Joe McCann during the Northern Ireland Troubles have been formally acquitted after prosecutors offered no further evidence at Belfast Crown Court. It came after previous statements the two men had given years ago were ruled inadmissible last week, collapsing the case. The court heard … Read more

Troubles veterans convicted of crimes relating to Northern Ireland shootings could be pardoned

Troubles veterans convicted of crimes relating to Northern Ireland shootings could be pardoned, former minister Johnny Mercer says Mr Mercer Government ‘failed’ in its promise to former Northern Ireland troops  Part of him ‘died’ when senior figures were looking to reduce convicts’ sentences Soldiers A and C face trial accused of murdering an  official IRA … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Champagne is at the ready in City beset by troubles

After several days of sheer misery caused by a worsening pandemic and the scenes of truck chaos at Dover, the financial markets and businesses nationwide may have something to celebrate. A reason, at last, to start putting the Champagne on ice. True to form, with a final deadline looming for a new UK-European Union trade … Read more

Russian billionaire oligarch’s son says life not ‘without troubles’ as he battles mother over £453m

The son of a Russian oligarch, who was given a £29 million flat when he was 19 and lost £35 million of his father’s money at 21 has spoken of his ‘troubled’ life. In a moving statement submitted to the High Court, Temur Akhmedov insists that despite benefiting from his father’s enormous wealth ‘that does … Read more

There is STILL no action on a law to protect veterans of the Troubles

MPs and former soldiers reacted with fury yesterday to Boris Johnson’s failure to bring in laws to protect Northern Ireland veterans from decades-old probes into the Troubles. Back in January, the Prime Minister promised to deal with ‘legacy issues’ within 100 days – but the Mail can reveal that plans for a new Bill have … Read more

Ministers BLOCK a public inquiry into state collusion in the Troubles murder of Pat Finucane

Relatives of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane were handed a blow in their decades-long demand for an official probe into his death today after the Northern Ireland Secretary refused pleas for a public inquiry. Brandon Lewis told MPs that he would not order an investigation into state collision into the lawyers brutal death at the … Read more

Britney Spears boxes her troubles away during workout session

Britney Spears relieved some tension on Wednesday amid an ongoing legal battle with her father, Jamie Spears. The 38-year-old pop star took to Instagram to show off her moves in the ring, as she sparred with her boxing trainer.  The Toxic hitmaker’s sweat session comes after it was revealed that Britney and her father hasn’t … Read more