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Long-awaited trial of veteran accused of Bloody Sunday murders to begin

The long-awaited trial of a former paratrooper accused of two murders on Bloody Sunday is due to begin at Belfast Crown Court. Soldier F, who cannot be identified, is accused of murdering James Wray and William McKinney when members of the Parachute ...

15 Sept 2025 at 02:45

Northern Ireland

Calls for political leadership after incidents spark outrage

There have been calls for political leadership after a series of incidents across the weekend, including pro-IRA chants at a concert in west Belfast. The Wolfe Tones played their annual gig to close Feile an Phobail in west Belfast on Sunday ...

15 Aug 2022 at 17:32

Derry News

Derry ice-cream shop owner apologises for logo’s resemblance to Parachute Regiment insignia

The owner of a Derry ice cream parlour has apologised for his shop's logo after it was compared to the Parachute Regiment's insignia. Mohamad Ali, who runs the Maiden Heaven cafe in Waterloo Place, said his shop's logo bears a “a striking ...

07 Oct 2021 at 14:01

Northern Ireland

Veteran Soldier F not guilty of murders on Bloody Sunday

A former paratrooper known as Soldier F has been found not guilty of committing two murders and five attempted murders on Bloody Sunday in Londonderry in 1972. Delivering his judgment at Belfast Crown Court, Judge Patrick Lynch said the ...

24 Oct 2025 at 12:20

Northern Ireland

Weekend sectarian incidents ‘very sad and very disappointing’

A series of sectarian incidents across the weekend in Northern Ireland have been described as “very sad and very disappointing”. Shailesh Vara described republican chants as well as the selling of controversial flags at a loyalist ...

15 Aug 2022 at 18:09

Northern Ireland

Bloody Sunday trial hears account of witness who saw a soldier firing his gun

The trial of a former paratrooper accused of killing two civilians during Bloody Sunday has heard an account of a witness seeing a soldier firing their weapon on the day. Soldier F, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is ...

10 Oct 2025 at 17:24

Local News

Bloody Sunday trial hears account of witness who saw a soldier firing his gun

10 Oct 2025 at 18:36

Pictures & Videos

WATCH: A Landmark Date In The History of Derry - Sunday January 30, 1972

#SpotlightSunday this week takes us to 1972 and a day that will always be remembered in history as Bloody Sunday, the day British soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment ("1 Para") shot 28 unarmed civilians ...

30 Jan 2022 at 11:42

Northern Ireland

Bloody Sunday shootings ‘unjustified and gratuitous’, soldier murder trial told

The shooting of civilians on Bloody Sunday by a former paratrooper and his platoon mates were “unjustified”, “unnecessary” and “gratuitous”, the veteran’s murder trial has heard. Soldier F, who cannot be identified, ...

15 Sept 2025 at 19:43

Northern Ireland

Teenager ‘told man not to move’ before he was shot on Bloody Sunday

A witness has said he told a man lying on the ground not to move and pretend to be dead moments before he was shot dead on Bloody Sunday. Malachy Coyle also told Belfast Crown Court he saw a soldier who appeared to ...

03 Oct 2025 at 15:46

Northern Ireland

Family of Bloody Sunday victim hails ‘momentous day’ as Soldier F trial begins

The family of a man killed on Bloody Sunday has described the start of an Army veteran’s trial for his murder as a “momentous day” in their five-decade campaign for justice. The long-awaited trial of the former ...

15 Sept 2025 at 11:02

Local News

Series of weekend sectarian incidents ‘very sad and very disappointing’

15 Aug 2022 at 19:48

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