9 d. ago UK ‘pays substantial sum’ to tortured Guantánamo Bay detainee

Lawyers for Abu Zubaydah accused British intelligence services of providing questions to his CIA interrogatorsThe UK has settled out of court by paying a “substantial sum” to a Guantánamo Bay detainee who was suing the government for its alleged complicity in his rendition and torture, according to the inmate’s legal team.Lawyers for Abu Zubaydah have accused the British intelligence services of providing questions to his CIA interrogators to put to him while they were torturing him at a string of CIA “black sites” around the world where he was held between 2002 and 2006. Continue reading...

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The British monarch abdicated on December 10 1936 and married American divorcee Wallis Simpson in June 1937.

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Irish officials urged that the matter be raised with British officials in ‘strong terms’ with British authorities.

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3 w. ago Folk singer Christy Moore was held for two hours in interrogation at Welsh port

The Irish folk singer was questioned about his song lyrics and the contents of his briefcase after arriving on a ferry from Dublin in 2004

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The late Diana, Princess of Wales was "far more" skilled in the media battle with the then-Prince of Wales, Irish officials were advised 30 years ago, according to a newly released document which claims her staff were devoting time to "upstaging" St James' Palace

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3 w. ago Diana’s team devoted time to ‘upstaging’ Charles, Irish officials told

The King paid a two-day visit to Ireland while Prince of Wales in June 1995.

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3 w. ago Christy Moore interrogation in UK questioned by Irish officials in 2004

The singer-songwriter said he was stopped by officers and detained for more than two hours after he got off a ferry.

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