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Board of Education races became political battlegrounds this year.

LAWYERS for a doctor accused of terrorism offences are so concerned at his treatment in prison following a heart attack they have called for the United Nations to intervene, a court has heard.

A Palestinian doctor facing charges arising from an MI5-led sting has suffered a heart attack behind bars. Dr Issam Bassalat (66) is one of ten people charged with a series of offences arising out of the surveillance operation connected to Operation...

Ivor Bell wins legal battle to overturn conviction for assisting Gerry Adams' attempt to escape jail Veteran republican Ivor Bell. Picture By Hugh Russell 19 May, 2021 14:50 The former Long Kesh/Maze prison A VETERAN republican has won his legal battle to overturn a conviction for assisting in Gerry Adams' attempt to escape from jail. Senior judges in Belfast granted 84-year-old Ivor Bell's appeal against being found guilty of aiding the former Sinn Féin President's bid to break out of the Maze Prison during the 1970s. The decision was based on a Supreme Court...

BBC News Published image captionIvor Bell challenged the legality of the verdict reached against him Former IRA leader Ivor Bell has won his appeal against being found guilty of helping Gerry Adams in his attempt to break out of prison during the 1970s. Mr Adams was interned without trial. This was a practice that was introduced in Northern Ireland amid spiralling violence in the early 1970s. More than 1,900 people suspected of being members of paramilitary organisations were detained, but many were arrested based on flawed intelligence. Mr Adams has consistently denied being a member of the ...