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Armed forces see increase in members referred to Prevent for far right activity

Figures disclosed by the Ministry of Defence have revealed that 40 soldiers, sailors and air personnel have been referred to the terrorism prevention programme since 2019. Half of the personnel were referred due to concerns about extreme right-wing ...

03 Oct 2022 at 13:08

Local News

Military medics will be deployed to hospitals across the north to support 'fatigued' staff

Sixty armed forces medics are to be deployed in hospitals in Northern Ireland after the Health Minister’s latest request for military assistance was approved. The Ministry of Defence said its personnel will provide support in hospitals across the ...

31 Jan 2022 at 17:32

Northern Ireland

Family of victim call for removal from barracks of memorial to veteran

The family of a man shot dead in Northern Ireland in 1974 have called for the removal from a military barracks of a memorial to a former soldier who died while on trial over the killing. The memorial to Dennis Hutchings, a former member of the ...

25 Aug 2022 at 17:40

Northern Ireland

Belfast weapons factory receives contract to produce anti-tank missiles

A Belfast weapons factory has received a contract to produce anti-tank missiles for the British Army. It follows a recent announcement from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) around future anti-tank missile provision. Thales in Belfast has been ...

21 Dec 2022 at 14:45

Northern Ireland

More than 40 boxes of material gathered over policeman murder, hearing told

More than 40 boxes of material relating to the murder of an RUC sergeant in 1977 have been gathered by the Police Ombudsman, a preliminary inquest hearing has been told. A lawyer told the hearing at Laganside Courthouse that the amount of ...

29 Nov 2022 at 17:39

Northern Ireland

Civil cases brought by two men injured at Ballymurphy settled

Civil cases brought against the Ministry of Defence by two men injured in the Ballymurphy massacre in Belfast in 1971 have been settled with undisclosed damages to be paid. At the High Court in Belfast, Mr Justice Humphreys was told that ...

13 Jan 2023 at 10:51

National News

'Significant damages' - Families of Ballymurphy victims settle with UK Ministry of Defence

Civil cases brought against the UK's Ministry of Defence by the families of nine people killed at Ballymurphy in west Belfast in 1971 have been settled with undisclosed damages to be paid. At the High Court in Belfast Mr Justice ...

13 Jun 2022 at 12:42

Northern Ireland

Evidence in Coagh inquest set to end in June

Evidence in an inquest into the deaths of three IRA men killed in an SAS ambush is expected to end next month, a court has been told. The inquest into the deaths of Peter Ryan, Tony Doris and Lawrence McNally in Coagh, Co ...

05 May 2023 at 10:59

Northern Ireland

Family of man tortured into confessing that he killed soldier awarded £350,000

The family of a man who was tortured into a confession that he killed a soldier has been awarded £350,000 by the High Court in Belfast. Liam Holden was the last man to be sentenced to death by hanging in the UK after he ...

24 Mar 2023 at 17:55

Northern Ireland

PSNI and MoD pressed to be ready for resumption of inquest into 1994 shooting

Police and the Ministry of Defence have been pressed to ensure all materials are ready for the resumption of an inquest into the death of a man in west Belfast 30 years ago. Liam Paul Thompson, 25, died on April 27 ...

24 Jan 2024 at 13:16

Local News

Court: Inquest into SAS shooting of two Derry men adjourned

The inquest into the deaths of two Derry men shot dead by the SAS in disputed circumstances in the grounds of Gransha Hospital on December 6 1984 has been adjourned due to the failure of the British Ministry of ...

17 Apr 2023 at 13:18

Northern Ireland

Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship visits Belfast ahead of support vessels contract work

One of the newest Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ships is visiting Belfast to help with planning for the building of new support vessels in the city. Hundreds of new jobs are set to be created to build the three ...

10 Feb 2023 at 14:55

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