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Bryant pressed to deliver ‘fair and balanced’ legacy legislation

Victims Commissioner Joe McVey met with Secretary of State Sir Chris Bryant who is currently working on the Troubles Bill.

Evening Standard

‘Everybody is going to have to give a bit on legacy’ – Chris Bryant

Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant said work is ongoing on the Troubles Bill to deal with the legacy of the past.

Evening Standard

Final weeks for applications for Troubles disabled payments scheme

By May, some £139 million had been paid out to those permanently disabled in an incident from Northern Ireland’s troubled past.

The Independent UK

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During the Troubles, music shaped alternative identities for a generation of Northern Irish teenagers

During the Troubles, a harrowing 30-year conflict over the constitutional status of Northern Ireland, music opened up alternative ways of understanding identity.

The Conversation

Michael Oatley obituary

MI6 officer who held secret meetings with the IRA during the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland

The Guardian - UK

Al Carns blasted for 'disgracefully smearing' Troubles victims with IRA comment

A FORMER advisor to Tony Blair has blasted a potential Labour leadership challenger for “disgracefully smearing” victims of the Troubles.

The National (Scotland)

Belfast anti-immigrant riots show long legacy of sectarian violence

Anti-immigrant riots that broke out this week in Belfast, Northern Ireland, are part of a long history of conflict and sectarian divisions in a city marked by three decades of unrest known as the Troubles, according to residents and academics.

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Prestige Drama by Séamas O’Reilly review – brilliant wry comedy of Derry and the shadow of the past

A British and American film crew descend on the Northern Irish city to film a drama about the Troubles, in a keenly observed and snappily written debut

The Guardian - UK

Dig begins for remains of Troubles victim 50 years after disappearance

Seamus Maguire believed to have been killed and buried in County Antrim by republican paramilitaries in 1976

The Guardian - UK

UK security services helped devise act that gave amnesty over Troubles killings

Revelation that policing and state agency figures were in secret policymaking group angers victims’ groups

The Guardian - UK

John Swinney stands by 'move on from Troubles' remark in face of Holyrood protest

THE First Minister has stood by his statement that people must “move on” from the Troubles conflicts in Ireland in response to a protest at…

The National (Scotland)

Senior judge challenges Stormont to agree support scheme for Troubles bereaved

Mr Justice McAlinden made his comments to the Stormont Executive Office committee.

Evening Standard

£139 million paid out in Troubles disablement pension scheme

The scheme is set to close for new applicants in August.

Evening Standard

Veterans to be protected from the ‘legal wild west’ in Troubles Bill

The proposed legislation will also see a reformed Legacy Commission as well a limited number of legacy inquests restored.

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Evening Standard

Review warns of ‘toxic’ culture in Troubles legacy investigation body

Sir Declan Morgan, chief commissioner of the ICRIR, said he is ‘deeply sorry that this has happened on my watch’.

Evening Standard

UK Government welcomes Supreme Court ruling on Troubles legacy legislation

A spokesperson said the judgment ‘shows that the Government was right to address the main flaw in the Legacy Act – namely conditional immunity’.

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch apologises after Bloody Sunday footage used in post defending UK veterans

Tory leader says she did not sign off video attacking Labour’s Troubles legacy proposals

Evening Standard

Conservative Party apologises for Bloody Sunday social media video

The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill was designed to repeal and replace the controversial Legacy Act introduced by the previous Conservative government.

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The Independent UK

Use of Bloody Sunday footage in now-deleted Kemi Badenoch video branded ‘disgusting’

In the video, Badenoch said Labour’s bill will ‘drag’ Troubles veterans back to court

The Guardian - UK

British soldiers lost control in 1972 Springhill shootings, inquest finds

Coroner says none of the five civilians killed in incident in Belfast during Troubles should have been shot

Evening Standard

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill will resume after King’s Speech

The carry-over motion was backed by 279 MPs to 176, majority 103.

The Independent UK

Veterans to get ‘additional protections’ in Troubles Bill, says NI Secretary

Labour is currently progressing its Troubles Bill at Westminster.

Evening Standard

Troubles sex crime victims deserve to have their stories told – Jess Phillips

The safeguarding minister appeared before the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Final call for applications for Troubles disablement pension scheme

Those who suffered a permanent disablement during the Troubles and now live in England, Scotland or Wales are asked to apply.

The Guardian - UK

Epstein claims cast shadow over legacy of Northern Ireland peacemakers Clinton and Mitchell

Former US president’s part in ending the Troubles threatened by fallout from Epstein scandal, which has tainted his former envoy, George Mitchell

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