The Latest Breaking News from RUC

No collusion in Robert Hamill murder but investigation flawed, report finds

The report said that a number of ‘wrongful acts and omissions’ by the RUC obstructed the investigation into the murder.

Evening Standard · Sep 14

RUC actions obstructed investigation into Robert Hamill murder, inquiry finds

Mr Hamill, a 25-year-old Catholic, died after he was attacked in Portadown, County Armagh in April 1997.

Evening Standard · Sep 14

DUP reveals details of review into what was known about Donaldson’s conduct

The review will be led by Jim Gamble, a former RUC officer and head of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command (CEOP) Centre.

Evening Standard · Jul 9

No evidence of collusion in UVF bombings of Dublin and Monaghan

The final Operation Kenova report also said there does not appear to be ‘any realistic opportunities’ for a fresh investigation into the atrocities.

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025

Blue Lights season 2 recap: Everything to remember ahead of season 3

It feels like a very long time since Blue Lights season 2 aired, so we've got a handy guide to everything that happened, ahead of the season 3 premiere

Woman & Home · Sep 30, 2025

Hopes that ICRIR can deliver truth and accountability around the Shankill bomb

The body has also been asked to look into the IRA murder of an ambulance worker in Belfast in1980.

Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2025

Murder victim’s brother welcomes apology personally delivered by police chief

Eugene Thompson’s brother Paul was killed by loyalist paramilitaries in 1994.

Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025

NI Water based decisions on a budget allocation it did not have – Liz Kimmins

The Stormont Infrastructure Minister denied a claim by Infrastructure Committee chairwoman Deborah Erskine of a ‘whitewash’.

Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2025

Former RUC chief sorry for impact of ombudsman spat on Omagh bomb victims

Sir Ronnie Flanagan hit back in 2001 after then Police Ombudsman Nuala O’Loan published a critical report of the police probe into the Omagh bomb.

Evening Standard · Jun 23, 2025

1989 police probe into murder of John Devine ‘seriously defective’ – Ombudsman

The 37-year-old father-of-three was killed by loyalists in Belfast in July 1989.

Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2025