‘A man who took a viable pressure cooker bomb into a Leeds hospital intending to “kill as many nurses as possible”, has been jailed at Sheffield Crown Court for life and will serve a minimum of 37 years.’
The Independent, 21st March 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is to give evidence in his own defence in a civil action being brought against him in London by three IRA bomb victims. The case has been set for trial in early 2026.
Mr Adams is being sued for symbolic damages of £1 for “vindicatory purposes”.’
BBC News, 16th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘One night 50 years ago, on 21 November 1974, five men boarded a train from Birmingham New Street station heading for the Lancashire port of Heysham to catch a ferry to Belfast. They were going to the funeral of an IRA bomber who had blown himself up in Coventry the week before. The train left shortly before 8pm. Around 20 minutes later, a bomb exploded at a pub in Birmingham city centre called The Mulberry Bush. It was followed by a second explosion at The Tavern in the Town, another pub nearby. Twenty-one people were killed and 220 injured. The five men who had left the city by train – and a friend who waved them off at the station – were detained hours later on suspicion of being behind the bombings. They would become known as the Birmingham Six.’
BBC News, 4th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing have won a high court harassment case against a former television producer who claimed the attack had been staged.’
The Guardian, 23rd October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Clark v Adams [2024] EWHC 62 (KB) is an unusual personal injury claim: three joined claims brought for injuries suffered as a result of bombings attributed to the Provisional Irish Republican Army (‘provisional IRA’) at the Old Bailey in March 1973, the London Docklands in February 1996 and the Arndale Centre in Manchester in June 1996. The claims were brought against the provisional IRA and against Gerry Adams, both in a representative capacity (as a representative of the provisional IRA) and in his personal capacity.’
12KBW Personal Injury Law Blog, 23rd April 202
Source: pilawblog.com
‘Four men were jailed for life in 2017 for planning terrorist attack in UK after elaborate undercover police operation.’
The Guardian, 22nd April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man whose obsession with weaponry once led him to ask to throw a grenade on the children’s television programme Jim’ll Fix It has been found guilty of causing an explosion in his home.’
The Guardian, 19th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A college student who wrote a “how-to” terror guide on weapons and bombs dedicated to “misfits” and “social nobodies” has been jailed for 13 years.’
The Independent, 18th March 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Lidl worker who dressed as a fake policeman with a plan to attack police headquarters, who plotted to shoot former teachers and ex-schoolmates, has been jailed for life.’
The Independent, 13th January 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A judge was correct to find that damage caused by the detonation of a 79-year-old German bomb was the fault of the Luftwaffe and not a 2021 bomb disposal squad, the Court of Appeal has ruled. In University of Exeter v Allianz Insurance plc, three judges led by Lord Justice Coulson dismissed an appeal by the University of Exeter against a High Court ruling earlier this year over a denied insurance claim for damage caused.’
Law Society's Gazette, 18th December 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A businessman accused of being behind a fake bomb plot on Gray’s Inn which caused road closures and evacuations was convicted by a majority verdict at the Old Bailey today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 18th August 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Families of Manchester Arena bomb victims said it was “absolutely heartbreaking” changes to make venues safer had not been made six years on.’
BBC News, 8th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who sent a fake parcel bomb to an address in Cornwall has been jailed for two and a half years.’
BBC News, 30th May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A far-right extremist, who downloaded manuals on how to make guns and explosives, has been sentenced after he was found guilty of terrorism offences.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 11th May 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘An insurance company has won a High Court fight over its refusal to pay out on a claim for damage caused by the disposal of a World War Two bomb.’
BBC News, 22nd March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The security service MI5 missed a significant chance to take action that might have prevented the Manchester Arena attack, an inquiry has found.’
BBC News, 2nd March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who shared bomb-making instructions in a far-right group chat has been convicted of terror offences.’
BBC News, 16th January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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