Birmingham Six member Hugh Callaghan dies aged 93

Hugh Callaghan photographed at his home in London in March 2022. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer

Hugh Callaghan, one of the Birmingham Six wrongly jailed for IRA bombings in 1974, has died aged 93.

Callaghan died on 27 May after being admitted to Homerton hospital in London with chest pains, according to close friends. A passionate singer, he serenaded hospital staff almost until the end.