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Gerry Adams, a former Sinn Fein leader, has been awarded €100,000 in damages after a jury at Dublin's High Court found that the BBC had defamed him in a 2016 Spotlight programme and online article. The programme and article falsely accused Adams of giving the "final
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The BBC has been ordered to pay Gerry Adams €100,000 in damages after a jury found a story linking him to the murder of a British agent to be defamatory. The verdict in the five-week trial comes after a Spotlight programme broadcast in 2016 accused Adams of giving the
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Gerry Adams, a former leader of the Sinn Féin party, has emerged victorious in his libel lawsuit against the BBC after a jury found that the broadcaster's claims against him were defamatory. The BBC had aired a programme and online article in 2016 suggesting that Adams had sanctioned
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The master of the Solong, Vladimir Motin, 59, is accused of the unlawful killing of a crew member, Mark Angelo Pernia, during a collision with the American tanker Stena Immaculate off the East Yorkshire coast. Motin, appearing by videolink from HMP Hull, pleaded not guilty to a single charge of
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Two Leicestershire prisoners, Thierry Robinson and Ashirie Smith, have been sentenced for their parts in the murder of another inmate, Mahir Mohammed, at HMP Fosse Way. Mohammed, who was 31 and serving a sentence for sex offences, was taunted, attacked, and abused by the pair and others before throwing a
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A murder investigation has been launched by West Midlands Police after an 82-year-old man, John Edwards, died two weeks after a horrific house fire that left three others critically injured. The fire occurred on Holyhead Road in the early hours of Sunday, May 11, and emergency services found the blaze
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Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has secured a significant victory in his libel case against the BBC over allegations that he sanctioned the killing of an informant. A jury at Ireland's High Court found that the BBC had not acted in good faith and awarded Adams €100,
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A 13-year-old boy was arrested in connection with a homicide investigation in Durham, following a manhunt and request to shelter in place. The arrest was made after a thorough investigation by the Durham Regional Police. This incident has sent shockwaves through the community, and the family of the accused has
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Donald Trump continued his pardon spree Wednesday, commuting the federal life sentences of Larry Hoover, the co-founder of the Chicago gang Gangster Disciples. Hoover, who is 74 years old, was sentenced to six life terms in 1997 on federal charges for murder and founding a criminal enterprise. Despite serving a
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Ashirie Smith, a 33-year-old inmate, was given a life sentence with a minimum of 17 years and six months behind bars for murdering Mahir Mohammed in a prison cell. His co-accused, Thierry Robinson, was jailed for 11 years for manslaughter. The killing occurred on August 20, after a campaign of
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Residents of a small Arkansas community are gripped with fear as a massive manhunt continues for convicted killer and rapist Grant Hardin, who escaped from prison earlier this week. Hardin, known as the "Devil in the Ozarks," lived a double life as a police chief until he was
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A jury has begun deliberating on former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams' libel action against the BBC, which alleges he sanctioned the killing of Denis Donaldson, a former Sinn Fein official. The case has been ongoing since 2018, with the BBC arguing that its report, which aired in 2016,
