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Do you have tens of millions in an offshore trust that you secretly control . Does that mean you can avoid millions in tax through that trust . Why dont you talk to me, it would be great to hear your view . Over the next half an hour, this bbc news special programme will report on the first revelations of the Paradise Papers and the issues they raise about the secretive world of offshore finance and tax avoidance. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Reporting on one of the biggest ever leaks of offshore secrets, 13 million documents, mostly from an offshore law firm called appleby; they are ...

Margaret Smith, (left) whose 18 year-old daughter Maxine (right) was killed in the Birmingham bombings (bottom inset), has issued a civil writ against Michael Patrick Riley (top inset)

Chris Mullin (pictured today), 74, challenged an application by West Midlands Police to require him to disclose source material dating back to his investigation in 1985 and 1986.

Mr Mullin, also a former Labour MP and minister, is challenging an application by West Midlands Police to require him to disclose source material dating back to his investigation in 1985 and 1986.

Chris Mullin, who was a government minister before leaving Parliament in 2010, reported in the 1980s that West Midlands Police framed six innocent men for the 1974 IRA pub bombings.