27 h. ago The Bloody Sunday trial of Soldier F was a failed attempt to look at history through modern eyes. Prosecutors couldn't even prove he shot the victims on the charge sheet...

Yet the events of that day, played out in a Belfast courtroom more than half a century later, were among the most momentous in the 30 years of violence that once gripped Northern Ireland.

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33 h. ago British army veteran known as Soldier F not guilty of Bloody Sunday murders

Soldier F was on trial in relation to events in Derry in 1972 when Parachute regiment shot dead 13 civil rights protestersA British army veteran has been found not guilty of murder in relation to Bloody Sunday, when the Parachute regiment shot dead 13 civil rights protesters in Derry in 1972.Soldier F was on trial for two murders and five attempted murders during a defining event of Northern Ireland’s Troubles. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Syrian migrant who had 'receding hairline' and 'grey hair' wins case after judge quashes council decision that he was 'clearly an adult'

A migrant from Syria who has a 'receding hairline' and 'grey hair' has won an age case after an immigration judge ruled he was 16.

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43 h. ago Verdict expected in Soldier F trial over Bloody Sunday murders

The former paratrooper has been charged with the murders of James Wray and William McKinney in Londonderry on January 30 1972.

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7 d. ago ‘Sickening threat’ against Bloody Sunday victim’s family condemned

Mickey McKinney said they received the threat during the trial of former paratrooper Soldier F recently.

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8 d. ago Judge dismisses bid to end trial of Soldier F over two Bloody Sunday deaths

Soldier F has been accused of the murder of James Wray and William McKinney after a civil rights parade in Londonderry on January 30 1972.

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1 week ago Judge considers application to halt Soldier F trial over Bloody Sunday murders

Defence barrister Mark Mulholland KC has said there is no case to answer because crucial evidence is ‘unreliable’.

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1 week ago Evidence against Soldier F ‘simply doesn’t stack up’, Bloody Sunday trial told

The former paratrooper has been accused of the murder of two men during the events in 1972.

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1 week ago Soldier F trial hears key witness branded a ‘liar and fabricator’

Defence barrister Mark Mulholland questioned changes in Soldier H’s evidence over the years and said it was unreliable.

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2 w. ago Bloody Sunday trial hears account of witness who saw a soldier firing his gun

Denis McLaughlin, who was 16 at the time, said he witnessed a man being injured and falling.

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2 w. ago Soldier so scared on Bloody Sunday his ‘knees were trembling’, court hears

The trial of Soldier F for the murder of two men heard one of his colleagues describe being terrified on the day of the shootings in 1972.

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2 w. ago Soldier F trial hears claims paratrooper opened fire on Bloody Sunday

Statements from two fellow former paratroopers claim they were aware that Soldier F had opened fire in Glenfada Park where two men were killed.

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2 w. ago Man feared being shot when soldier aimed at him on Bloody Sunday, trial hears

Soldier F is accused of two murders and five attempted murders.

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3 w. ago Teenager ‘told man not to move’ before he was shot on Bloody Sunday

Soldier F is on trial at Belfast Crown Court accused of two murders and five attempted murders.

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3 w. ago Australian accused of Afghanistan war crime pleads not guilty but trial held until at least 2027

A prosecutor has told a court an Australian soldier charged with a war crime in Afghanistan won't stand trial until at least 2027

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3 w. ago Victim pretended to be dead after being shot on Bloody Sunday, trial told

Soldier F is on trial accused of two murders in Londonderry in 1972.

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3 w. ago Victim pretended to be dead after being shot on Bloody Sunday, trial hears

Soldier F is on trial accused of two murders in Londonderry in 1972.

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last month Bloody Sunday: trial of Soldier F can admit hearsay evidence, judge rules

Prosecution request granted to admit ‘decisive’ statements by other soldiers present at 1972 shootings in DerryThe trial of a former paratrooper charged with two murders and five attempted murders on Bloody Sunday can admit hearsay evidence that has been described by the prosecution as “decisive”, a judge has ruled.The judge, Patrick Lynch, on Wednesday granted a prosecution request to admit statements made by other soldiers who were present during the shootings in Derry on 30 January 1972. The statements include allegations that the accused veteran, known as Soldier F, fired into the courtyard where the two men he is accused of murdering were shot. Continue reading...

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last month Judge rules that ‘decisive’ statement evidence can be heard in Soldier F trial

The former paratrooper is accused of murdering two men on Bloody Sunday in Londonderry in January 1972.

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