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Omagh bombing: independent inquiry announced into 1998 attack

Car bomb killed 29 people in deadliest atrocity of Northern Ireland’s Troubles

The Guardian - UK

Veteran convicted of Troubles killing set to be sentenced

In November, David Jonathan Holden, 53, was convicted of the manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in February 1988.

The Independent UK

Immunity rules for Troubles crimes may be tightened further, signals minister

A Tory frontbencher says he is ‘sympathetic’ to a number of proposals made by peers over what critics brand an amnesty.

The Independent UK

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Peers pressed to reject Troubles amnesty Bill ahead of Lords debate

The Government’s Legacy Bill would see a form of immunity offered for Troubles offences in exchange for co-operation with a truth body.

The Independent UK

EU urged to ‘stand up’ to UK on Troubles legacy laws

Victims’ campaigners showed a film about the killings of their loved ones to a group of MEPs in Brussels on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Author’s discovery of book about Nazi Olympics inspired Belfast novel

Fionola Meredith’s book The Stamp Of Beauty is set in post-Troubles Northern Ireland.

The Independent UK

‘Unjust’ to impose custodial sentence on veteran over Troubles death, court told

David Jonathan Holden, 53, was convicted of the 1988 manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in November.

The Independent UK

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Veteran convicted of Troubles killing to face sentence hearing

David Jonathan Holden was convicted of the manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie at an Army checkpoint in Co Tyrone in February 1988.

The Independent UK

O’Neill welcomes Congressional letter on ‘dangerous’ legacy law plans

The Legacy Bill would provide immunity for people accused of Troubles offences, as long as they co-operate with a new truth recovery body.

The Independent UK

‘Dirty wee torturers’: Northern Irish man tells of British army abuse during Troubles

Jim Auld, 72, was one of 14 ‘hooded men’ subjected to interrogation methods since ruled as torture

The Guardian - UK

Labour would repeal laws offering immunity to Troubles killers, Starmer vows

The Government’s controversial Legacy Bill would provide conditional immunity to people who co-operate with a new truth recovery body.

The Independent UK

Mirror photographer Tom Buist dies at 84 after remarkable career starting aged just 14

The Edinburgh native joined the Mirror in 1965 and his reputation swiftly grew after his coverage of the Troubles in Ireland earned him a World Press Awards nod

Daily Mirror

Northern Ireland reconciliation bill highlights complicated role of Catholic Church during the Troubles

It has now been more than two decades since the signing of the Good Friday agreement in 1998, formally ending the Troubles in Northern Ireland. But the most recent attempt by the British government to “deal with the past” – the legacy and reconciliation bill – is itself provoking conflict.

The Conversation

Woman who made plea to Tony Blair feels betrayed 25 years after peace agreement

Margaret Gibney was a Belfast schoolgirl when she asked the then-prime minister to bring an end to the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

The Independent UK

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Belfast Live

Key issues to look out for in Northern Ireland politics in 2023

It looks set to be another year full of twists and turns for Stormont

Irish Mirror

Thirteen fresh inquests into Troubles deaths set for next four months

They will probe some of the most infamous atrocities that took place in Northern Ireland

Belfast Live

Thirteen Northern Ireland Troubles inquests set for next four months

Work continues amid uncertainty over whether all the inquests will be heard before the government’s legacy Bill is brought into law

The Independent UK

Council of Europe urges UK to rethink controversial Troubles legacy legislation

The draft Bill offers a form of immunity from prosecution for perpetrators of crimes during the conflict in Northern Ireland.

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The National (Scotland)

Scottish Justice Secretary calls for MSPs to oppose Troubles amnesty bill

THE Scottish Government is against a UK-wide bill that would provide an effective amnesty for people who committed crimes during the Troubles.

Irish Mirror

Former British soldier David Holden guilty over 1988 Troubles killing of Aidan McAnespie at army checkpoint

Trial judge Mr Justice O’Hara said the former soldier had given a 'deliberately false account' of what happened

The Guardian - UK

Ex-soldier who shot dead civilian during Troubles convicted of manslaughter

Belfast court convicts David Jonathan Holden over 1988 killing of Aidan McAnespie

The Independent UK

Former soldier Holden guilty over 1988 Troubles killing at army checkpoint

Aidan McAnespie was killed in Co Tyrone moments after walking through a border security checkpoint in 1988.

The Independent UK

Secretary of State watches ‘powerful’ film about victims of Troubles

Chris Heaton-Harris was pressed on his Government’s proposal legacy legislation after watching the film with campaigner Raymond McCord.

The Independent UK

Amnesty urges Ireland to take case to Europe if UK legacy bill becomes law

A Troubles victim told an Irish committee that the UK government’s legacy bill was ‘despicable’.

The Independent UK

Varadkar: We cannot have a leader who does not see Troubles killings as crimes

He said that if Sinn Fein got into government, it could take 10 years to ‘clean up the mess’.

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