Birmingham pub bombings – World Justice News

Twenty-one people were killed in two blasts on 21 November 1974

Birmingham pub bombings: Man arrested in Belfast

November 18, 2020 World Justice News 0

A man has been arrested in connection with the deaths of 21 people in the 1974 pub bombings in Birmingham. The blasts at the Mulberry Bush and Tavern in the Town pubs on the night […]

Birmingham pub bombings: Court overturns coroner’s ruling

January 27, 2018 World Justice News 0

A coroner was wrong to restrict the scope of inquests into the Birmingham pub bombings, a court has ruled. In July, coroner Sir Peter Thornton QC decided the names of the alleged perpetrators would not […]

Birmingham Six prison letter revealed

December 29, 2017 World Justice News 0

One of six men wrongly convicted of the Birmingham pub bombings branded the British legal system as unable “to spell the word justice”, declassified documents reveal. Paddy Hill also said successive Irish governments abandoned the […]

Second Birmingham pub bombings pre-inquest – the story of Marilyn Paula Nash

February 21, 2017 zoshinuk 0

The second Birmingham pub bombings pre-inquest review takes place this week. Andy Richards reveals for the first time the tragic story of young victim Marilyn Paula Nash. An early riser for work, council worker John […]

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British Government to impose some form of social media age or functionality restrictions

April 28, 2026 0

The government will “impose some form of age or functionality restrictions” on social media for under-16s even if it stops short of an outright ban, Education Minister Olivia Bailey has said. Ministers proposed further amendments […]

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Britain’s assisted dying bill fails to become law as it runs out of time but supporters vow to continue fighting

April 25, 2026 0

Assisted dying will not become a law in England and Wales after the bill ran out of time for debate. The landmark legislation, which has been making its way through parliament for the past year-and-a-half, had […]

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Facial recognition to be ‘rolled out’ across UK after human rights challenge fails

April 22, 2026 0

Facial recognition systems will be introduced across the country, the government has said as it welcomed the failure of a legal challenge to the technology. The case against the Metropolitan Police’s use of live facial […]