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THE TRUTH ABOUT: 7 - Caught on Camera

Other lives: Manchester-based press photographer who covered many major news stories, from the Aberfan disaster to the troubles in Northern Ireland

The Guardian - UK

Operation Kenova report ‘ready for publication’, says new police chief

Jon Boutcher led the investigation into the activities of Stakeknife, the Army’s top agent in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.

The Independent UK

Feargal Sharkey praised for ‘powerful’ Israel-Palestine speech on Have I Got News for You

Comments made by the musician and activist, who grew up during the Troubles, are being lauded by panel show’s viewer as ‘eloquent’, ‘informed’ and ‘worth listening to’

The Independent UK

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Britain bans prosecution of past Catholic and Protestant killings in Northern Ireland

Twenty-five years after a Northern Ireland peace agreement, a controversial new law bans prosecution of crimes dating to the Troubles. Supporters deem it reconciliation. Victims see denial of justice.

WEKU

Olympic champion Mary Peters: ‘I feel the terrible loss of life in the name of sport’

The former pentathlon gold medallist tells Donald McRae of the death threat and horror of Munich 1972, the Troubles, and promoting Belfast

The Guardian - UK

Legacy Act will allow soldiers’ families to seek answers, says lawyer

The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act received royal assent earlier this month.

The Independent UK

Legacy laws legal challenge must be heard in November, judge says

A number of relatives of Troubles victims gathered at the High Court in Belfast.

The Independent UK

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Legacy Act has sparked 16 legal challenges so far, court told

The families of a number of Troubles victims and legal representatives gathered at Belfast High Court on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Series of legal challenges to Legacy Act to be mentioned at Belfast High Court

A number of judicial review challenges are being taken by relatives of people killed in Northern Ireland’s Troubles

The Independent UK

Heaton-Harris calls on Irish government to support new legacy body

The Government’s controversial legacy Bill received royal assent on Monday.

The Independent UK

Families of Troubles victims launch legal challenges to Legacy Bill

The families have lodged judicial review proceedings challenging its compatibility with international human rights standards.

The Independent UK

Troubles body ‘carefully’ selected former top police officer as new commissioner

Peter Sheridan is to become commissioner for investigations at the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery.

The Independent UK

Despite opposition, Britain passes law to curb prosecutions for Northern Ireland 'Troubles' violence

Britain's Parliament has passed a law that sets out to lay the ghosts of decades of violence in Northern Ireland to rest

The Independent UK

‘Shut it all down’: UK legacy bill threatens Troubles-era atrocity inquests

Al Jazeera speaks to families who may not get justice after the UK adopts bill shutting down the Troubles inquests.

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Amnesty for Troubles-related crimes to become law – why many people in Northern Ireland oppose the bill

The UK government’s Northern Ireland Troubles (legacy and reconciliation) bill – which has faced near universal opposition in Northern Ireland – has passed the House of Commons. The Commons rejected the latest Lords’ amendments, paving the way for the controversial bill to receive royal assent and become law in the…

The Week

Lives transformed by swimming with Newfoundland dogs

Paramedic Pete Lewin is transforming the lives of firefighters, police officers and soldiers suffering from PTSD by taking them swimming with his Newfoundland dogs. Those taking part in the therapy put on a dry suit and a lifejacket, and wade into the middle of a lake in Leicestershire, where they…

The Independent UK

Troubles victims accuse Government of abandoning them with Legacy Bill

An amendment to the Bill was rejected by MPs on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Lawyer calls on Labour to commit to repealing Government’s legacy Bill

The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill is expected to complete its parliamentary passage this week.

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Al Jazeera

UK’s controversial Northern Ireland ‘legacy’ Bill: All you need to know

The bill, which aims to reconcile the Troubles era legacy issues, would offer a conditional amnesty to accused killers.

The Independent UK

‘I’m not resigning,’ says PSNI chief constable after marathon Policing Board meeting

It comes after a court quashed actions taken against two junior officers following a Troubles commemoration event in 2021

The Independent UK

I’m not resigning, NI chief constable says after lengthy Policing Board meeting

It comes after a court quashed actions taken against two junior officers following a Troubles commemoration event in 2021.

The Independent UK

Work of new legacy body will be ‘led by the wishes of victims’

Sir Declan Morgan said he believed there may be the possibility that the commission would be able to recommend prosecutions for Troubles offences.

The Independent UK

Controversial Legacy Bill risks Northern Ireland peace agreement, say US senators

Senior Democrats make clear their concerns over the proposed legislation that would end Troubles-era cases and inquests – saying peace and justice in Northern Ireland is crucial to the UK-US ‘Special Relationship’

The Independent UK

No charges over Birmingham pub bombings ‘ethical, moral and legal turpitude’

Julie Hambleton said the attack that killed her sister and 20 others was ‘off-limits’ for prosecution.

The Guardian - UK

In Northern Ireland, even a data breach can be deadly – and the ripple effects could be disastrous

The return of power-sharing has never been more urgent, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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