Claims that PSNI spied on ex BBC journalist (now RTÉ) Vincent Kearney to find sources.
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The Legacy Act has led to 35 Troubles-era inquests being shut down from today - a move a victim's son believes is a setback to reconciliation. bbc.in/4aU0q3a

Legacy Act: What happens with Troubles law on 1 May? bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

Shadow Secretary of State Hilary Benn says he will ‘repeal and replace’ Legacy Act irishnews.com/news/northern-…

The bitter fight over the legacy of Northern Ireland’s Troubles ft.com/content/543a20… via @ft

Two soldiers will not be prosecuted over the killing of two unarmed civilians, including a schoolgirl, in Londonderry more than half century ago bbc.in/3UEB9nO

NI Troubles: Ombudsman aims to complete 95 cases despite legacy deadline. But 300+ others to fall. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe…

An update hearing was told the Secretary of State would act to prevent a judge releasing a brief summary of intelligence information relating to the McKearney and Fox murders.

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Journalist Ruth Dudley Edwards has been informed by her solicitor that Sinn Fein MLA Gerry Kelly has been ordered to pay her legal costs after his libel case against her was struck out of court.
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Relatives of 15 people murdered in a bomb attack on a bar have been told the case merits new inquests. bbc.in/4d6A7bw

The reasons why a man who died during his murder trial was on bail and not in custody have been set out by the Lady Chief Justice's Office bbc.in/3xVrssr

A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of spitting at a police officer who was involved in getting Sir Jeffrey Donaldson in and out of court bbc.in/49Qvi3f

A man who was on trial for the murder and rape of showjumper Katie Simpson was an incredibly violent and abusive individual, a former partner has said.

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The PSNI 'missed opportunities' to identify a man who was the subject of a dissident republican threat six months before he was shot dead in west Belfast, a Police Ombudsman investigation finds bbc.in/3WhEzOG