
A judge’s rejection of a police bid to force a reporter to reveal his sources has been hailed as a “hopeful beacon” by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ).
Chris Mullin, 74, will not have to hand over his notes after he challenged West Midlands Police’s application to force him to disclose source material dating back to 1985 and 1986, when he investigated the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.