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The Latest Breaking News from Troubles

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 · May 13

£139 million paid out in Troubles disablement pension scheme

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

Evening Standard · May 13

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.

Evening Standard · May 13

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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 · May 11

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’.

Evening Standard · May 7

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

The Guardian - UK · May 2

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.

Evening Standard · May 1

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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 Independent UK · May 1

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

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill will resume after King’s Speech

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

Evening Standard · Apr 27

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

Labour is currently progressing its Troubles Bill at Westminster.

The Independent UK · Apr 22

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 · Mar 18

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.

Evening Standard · Feb 25

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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 23

‘I paid people with pints and chips’: Georgina Duncan on the prize-winning play she tapped out on her phone

Revisiting the Troubles in 1990s Belfast, Sapling is the result of intensive research in the city. And winning the Women’s prize, says Duncan, ‘is the maddest thing that’s ever happened to me’

Evening Standard · Feb 11

Playing Troubles victims off against veterans not helpful, says commissioner

Joe McVey also expressed concern around the funding of services for victims and survivors.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9

Troubles-rooted play Sapling wins Women’s prize for playwriting

Judges, including Guardian editor-in-chief Katharine Viner, praise Georgina Duncan’s play as the kind ‘producers dream of and audiences yearn to watch’

Evening Standard · Feb 1

Government giving veterans ‘preferential treatment’ in legacy approach – O’Neill

The First Minister said there needed to be ‘fairness across the board’ in legislation currently going through Westminster.

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Evening Standard · Jan 26

Farage to pardon convicted Troubles veterans under Reform government

The party said military personnel had been ‘unfairly hounded’.

The Independent UK · Jan 23

‘Troubles’ themed board game where players can play as IRA condemned by survivors’ group

A survivor group spokesperson asked how the families of 9/11 victims might feel if a similar board game were created about the terror attack

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23

‘Target mainland’: planned Troubles board game condemned in Northern Ireland

By turning conflict into entertainment US games company is ignoring its living legacy, says victims rights’ group

Evening Standard · Jan 22

Axing Troubles immunity from Legacy Act a ‘down payment on trust’ – Hilary Benn

The Northern Ireland Secretary said his goal with legacy legislation is to ‘create a system that everyone in Northern Ireland can have confidence in’.

Evening Standard · Jan 21

MPs vote to remove conditional immunity for Troubles’ crimes from Legacy Act

The High Court in Belfast ruled parts of the Act were incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights in 2024.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21

British army veterans call to keep immunity clause in Northern Ireland legacy law

Government’s remedial order would give judges the power to revive Troubles-related civil actions

Evening Standard · Jan 21

Badenoch urges Starmer to ‘protect veterans’ ahead of NI Legacy Act repeal vote

Measures which prevent the prosecution of veterans for Troubles-related crimes will be removed from the legislation under Government proposals.

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