Paul Blackburn spent 25 years in jail for a crime he didn t commit. Now at 45 he s still getting to grips with a world he last experienced as a teenager Four years after his conviction was quashed, six years after he was released from prison on licence and a full 31 years since he was first arreste… more

Tue 09 Jun 01:34AM BST

Twenty-five years after the Battle of Orgreave, one veteran of the clash recalls the fighting - and the joys of working underground Dark and damp and deep, the earth gives up its secrets: scraps of metal, furls of plastic, rubble and pebbles and clay. Among them lie shards of coal, brittle and blac… more

Tue 09 Jun 12:04AM BST

• Plantiffs may win £1.6m from terrorist leaders • Case could help those pursuing other groups Relatives of the victims of the Omagh bombing won the right today to sue four Real IRA leaders for £1.6m in damages in a judgment that could have implications for terrorist groups around the world. Justic… more

Mon 08 Jun 11:29PM BST

AP - A royal chauffeur was suspended Sunday over allegations he gave undercover reporters a tour of Queen Elizabeth II's luxury limousines and other sensitive areas of her Buckingham Palace home in exchange for money. more

Sun 24 May 04:57PM BST

AFP - Security services lacked the resources to carry out extra checks on the man who would go on to lead the 2005 suicide bombings of London's transport system, an official report said Tuesday. more

Tue 19 May 09:51PM BST

AP - Britain's MI5 spy agency and anti-terrorism police missed chances to identify the key men behind the 2005 London suicide bombings, but could have done little more to halt the attacks given an alarming lack of resources, lawmakers said Tuesday. more

Tue 19 May 03:43PM BST