The Latest Breaking News from RUC

Officer tells inquiry he believes police were the intended target of Omagh bomb

Norman Haslett told a public inquiry of scenes of ‘hell’ in the aftermath of the 1998 explosion.

Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2025

Retired officer says ‘cowards’ who planted Omagh bomb should provide answers

Richard Scott was an RUC constable in the Co Tyrone town in 1998.

Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2025

Injured officer tells of efforts to help victims in Omagh bomb devastation

Police officers who served in Omagh in 1998 have been giving evidence to a public inquiry into the Real IRA bombing.

Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2025

Northern Ireland Office ‘should have protected’ murdered solicitor

Newly released documents show senior official accepted that Rosemary Nelson should have been offered help

The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2024

Official says NIO should have offered Rosemary Nelson protection ‘in hindsight’

Mrs Nelson was killed by a loyalist car bomb outside her home in Lurgan, Co Armagh in March 1999.

Evening Standard · Dec 27, 2024

Schoolboy ‘likely’ shot by soldier in hospital grounds in 1975, coroner finds

Patrick Crawford, 15, was struck by a bullet while walking through the grounds of the Royal Victoria Hospital on August 10 1975.

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2024

DNA evidence could bring La Mon bombers to justice, victims’ daughter says

Andrea Nelson was 14 when her parents Paul and Dorothy were murdered in the 1978 IRA bombing.

Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2024

No evidence of police collusion in 1978 La Mon bombing, says ombudsman

The Police Ombudsman’s report considered the effectiveness of the initial RUC investigation.

Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2024

One ACT party received a donation banned under their proposed policy

Who has donated what to the ACT's political parties in the past year.

The Canberra Times · Sep 9, 2024

Limited Right of Access to Court Records in Extradition Cases?

From Judge James Donato's opinion Wednesday in In the Matter of the Request Extradition of Artt (N.D. Cal.): In 1992, the United States, at the request of the United Kingdom, initiated extradition proceedings in this District against Kevin John Barry Artt and other individuals who had escaped from a prison…

Reason · Jul 22, 2024