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Dennis Hutchings wanted his coffin to be carried by the military. The request has been refused by the MoD as he was not serving when he died.

The Plymouth MP slammed military bosses for dodging and blaming commanding officers and ministers for blocking the request of the late Troubles veteran and his family.

The family of Dennis Hutchings has urged those in attendance to avoid making political statements at his funeral which will take place at St Andrews Church in Plymouth next month.

Prosecutors tried to add a 64-year-old minor conviction as bad character evidence against a British Army veteran as he lay dying of Covid in hospital to try and bolster Troubles case.

A new law to end the historical prosecution of Troubles Army veterans should be introduced in the wake of Dennis Hutchings death, according to his solicitor Philip Barden.

Dennis Hutchings, 80, was already suffering from terminal kidney failure and heart disease when he flew to Belfast to be tried over the alleged attempted murder of John Pat Cunningham.

Darina Molloy's review of various Irish books including Roddy Doyle's "A Star Called Henry" and a traditional Irish cookbook

The power of the European Court of Justice in the region goes to the heart of the Brexit argument: it is a matter of sovereignty