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A 71-year-old man man arrested in connection with a murder in Belfast almost 40 years ago has been charged with escaping from custody.

A High Court judge has overturned the decision to refuse anonymity to some police witnesses at an inquest into the shooting of an unarmed IRA man 20 years ago.

Searches have resumed at Bragan in Co Monaghan for the remains for Columba McVeigh, one of the so-called Disappeared.

A former IRA volunteer-turned-writer is under no increased threat from police attempts to take possession of his interviews with a convicted bomber, the High Court has heard.

The families of ten Protestant men killed by the IRA in the 1976 Kingsmills massacre have met with the Taoiseach to ask for a public apology for the Irish state's failures in the case.

The only survivor of the Kingsmills massacre, who was shot 18 times during the 1976 atrocity, has spoken for the first time - telling UTV he wants apologies from the Irish Government and the IRA.

A high court challenge over alleged failure by former Police Ombudsman Al Hutchinson to investigate security force collusion has been postponed as "significant engagement" has been made by his successor.

Sinn Féin deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has ended any suggestion of controversy over the appointment of a DUP member as chairman of the Maze/Long Kesh Development Corporation.

PSNI have been prevented from accessing interviews with a former IRA activist from the Boston College after an injunction was issued at the Belfast High Court.

Jimmy Nesbitt said the heartbreak for the families of the disappeared must end, as he joined a call for information about their loved ones.

A DUP MP has called for an apology from the Irish Government for not co-operating with the RUC investigation into the Narrow Water massacre in 1979.

Police in Northern Ireland could have brought those responsible for the 1979 Narrow Water massacre to justice if Gardaí had fully co-operated, it has been claimed.

Boston College researchers, who interviewed Republicans and Loyalists as part of a recorded oral history project on the Troubles, have lodged papers with an American court seeking a hearing in front of a full appeal court.

British actor Clive Owen grew up fearing he'd fall victim to a terrorist attack after seeing horrific news reports of conflict in Northern Ireland.

Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has appealed for information about the remains of people killed and secretly buried by the IRA.

A CS gas canister, a policeman's armoured clipboard and a book of Loyalist poetry are some of the historic items on display in west Belfast as part of an exhibition collecting keepsakes from the Northern Ireland conflict.

Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has said the Claudy bombings were "appalling", on the 40th anniversary of the attacks.

The family of an innocent teenager fatally shot by a soldier during Operation Motorman in Londonderry are demanding a full investigation into his death.

A 26-year-old man from Derry, described in court as a prominent and active member of the paramilitary group Republican Action Against Drugs, has been remanded in custody.

An announcement that dissident republican terrorist groups have merged to form a new version of the IRA has been slammed as an "attempt to gain publicity".

Some of the main dissident republican terrorist factions in Northern Ireland are to unite as one to form a new version of the IRA, it's been revealed.

The highest rates of suicide are among those who grew up during the Troubles, a new study has revealed.

A man whose closest childhood friend was killed during Bloody Friday has told UTV he has relived the day "many times since", as the 40th anniversary of the atrocity approaches.

One of north Belfast's peace lines has been given a facelift by an artist who is more used to addressing conflict in his native Colombia.

Northern Ireland's new police ombudsman has pledged operational independence in a bid to restore community backing.

The family of IRA murder victim Jean McConville has welcomed a ruling by an American appeals court that an interview allegedly discussing her death should be handed over to the PSNI.

First Minister Peter Robinson has criticised the decision to launch a police inquiry into the killing of 13 people on Bloody Sunday in Londonderry 40 years ago.

Police are to open a murder inquiry into the killing of 13 people on Bloody Sunday 40 years ago.

Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness told the Queen that he recognised she had suffered loss as a result of the conflict in Northern Ireland when they met in Belfast on Wednesday.

An infamous paramilitary mural in Belfast's Sandy Row has been given a dramatic facelift, as part of an attempt to regenerate the area.

Victims of republican and loyalist violence, as well as those bereaved by security forces, will sit together on the new Victims and Survivors Forum.

Relatives of Omagh bomb victims could face the "appalling" prospect of having to testify about their experiences all over again, a court has heard.

The families of those who were shot dead by paratroopers in Ballymurphy say they are "deeply disappointed" after being refused a full inquiry.

Republic of Ireland players wore black armbands during their Euro 2012 match on Monday night, in memory of those who were murdered 18 years ago in Loughinisland.

Relatives of the Omagh bomb victims have told the Secretary of State they will seek a judicial review, if a public inquiry is not held into the August 1998 attack.