john downey was the prime suspect. convicted of ira membership in the 1970s, he was charged with the bombing in 2014. he always denied any involvement, but his case collapsed. as part of the good friday agreement, john downey had been sent an on—the—run letter, it gave him an assurance that he would not face trial. the scheme was heavily criticised. tony blair, whose government implemented on—the—run letters, fiercely defended them. without having done that, we would not have a northern ireland peace process in place today. being able to pay for a civil action is a major breakthrough for the families of those who lost their lives here. there is a long legal road ahead, but now, they have hope. seven horses were also killed in the hyde park bombing, one that survived was sefton. in the aftermath of the horrific attack, the horse's recovery captured the public‘s attention. the hyde park campaign forjustice now has renewed vigor, even though the impact and pain of events decades ago still lingers. daniela relph,

all i want is the truth. john downey was the prime suspect. convicted of ira membership in the 1970s, he was charged with the bombing in 2014. he always denied any involvement, but his case collapsed. as part of the good friday agreement, john downey had been sent an on the run letter, giving an assurance that he would not face trial. the scheme was heavily criticised. tony blair, whose government implemented on the run letters, fiercely defended them. without having done that, we would not have a northern ireland peace process in place today. being able to pay for a civil action is a major breakthrough for the families of those who lost their lives here. there is a long legal road ahead, but now, they have hope. seven horses were also killed in the hyde park bombing. 0ne horses were also killed in the hyde park bombing. one that survived was sefton. in the aftermath of the horrific attack, the most‘s recovery ca ptu red horrific attack, the most‘s recovery captured the public‘s attention. the hyde park campaign forjustice now has renewe

john downey was the prime suspect. convicted of ira membership in the 1970s, he was charged with the bombing in 2014. he always denied any involvement, but his case collapsed. as part of the good friday agreement, john downey had been sent an on—the—run letter, it gave him an assurance that he would not face trial. the scheme was heavily criticised. tony blair, whose government implemented on—the—run letters, fiercely defended them. without having done that, we would not have a northern ireland peace process in place today. being able to pay for a civil action is a major breakthrough for the families of those who lost their lives here. there is a long legal road ahead, but now, they have hope. seven horses were also killed in the hyde park bombing, one that survived was sefton. in the aftermath of the horrific attack, the horse's recovery captured the public‘s attention. the hyde park campaign forjustice now has renewed vigor, even though the impact and pain of events decades ago still lingers. daniela relph,

more than 30 years later, john downey was charged with their murder, but the case collapsed after it had emerged he'd been given a so called 'on the run' letter, a guarantee he could not be prosecuted. the 66—year—old denied murder and conspiring to cause the explosion. the then prime minister david cameron said mr downey should never have been given such assurances, describing it as "a dreadful mista ke". now, the legal aid agency has decided to provide funding to the families of the victims, which will allow them to begin civil action. the move has been welcomed by some, who hope this could be an opportunity to solve one of the most significant ira bombings during the decades of that became known as the troubles. frankie mccamley, bbc news. a judge will rule later today on a request by the wikileaks founder, julian assange, to drop a warrant for his arrest. he's been living in the ecuadorian embassy in london for more than five years to avoid deportation to sweden. julian assange believes he will be extradited to the united states if he leaves the embassy, for questioning about

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while john downey was not wanted by police in northern ireland, he was wanted by the met police. but a judge ruled that even though his letter was sent by mistake it would be an abuse of process for him to stand trial for the hyde park bombing. while the families of those killed in the hyde park bombing can now pursue a civil case, there is no guarantee that it will be successful. it is great news for them, they have gone through all the agonies of the original bomb and then waiting to see if anyone would ever be caught for it, then someone has been put forward as possibly being the bomb, to see that collapse, to then have forward as possibly being the bomber, to see that collapse, to then have five different types of legal aid agency. it has been a roller—coaster and a really hard one for them, it does not show up our legal system particularly well. 35 years on a northern ireland is still trying to come to terms with the violence of the past. there's been a volatile start to trading on american stock markets, a day after they suffered near record stock market falls. if we have

john downey, who was convicted of ira membership in the 1970s, was the prime suspect and was charged with the bombing in 2014. that case collapsed when it emerged that government officials had assured him in writing in 2007 that he would not face arrest or prosecution. he was one of around 180 republicans, so called on the runs, suspected of involvement in terrorist crimes, but who had never been charged. as pa rt of been charged. as part of the good friday agreement they received letters from the government assuring them they were not being sought by police. there was severe criticism of this scheme, which was described as secretive and a catastrophic mistake. tony blair, whose government implemented it, sought to defend it. without having to matt, we would not have a northern ireland peace process in place today. welljohn downey was not wanted by police in northern ireland, he was wa nted police in northern ireland, he was wanted by the met police. but a judge ruled that even though his letter was sent by mistake it would be an abuse of process for him to stand trial for the hyde b

john downey. aid agency have confirmed they reconsider the application. reconsider the application. understand it is in the light of new evidence. evidence. money for the families to bring those cases against him. look at the weather forecast with simon king. falling snow in cornwall, this was in pembrokeshire are short time ago. in pembrokeshire are short time ago. weaken off and move its way a bit further south and eastwards. further south and eastwards. wintry showers in the far north—west with a few thunderstorms. with a few thunderstorms. day, temperatures only two to four degree. degree. but many of us with clear skies is going to be a cold, cold night. going to be a cold, cold night. morning —— temperatures widely below freezing. a bit of ice here and there. there. holds no bleeding into the northwest. good wife. —— rain and health snow in the northwest. goodbye. this is bbc news. ofjobs at risk. and pensions committee. and potential interest rate rises. point for ten months. on the nhs in a bid to help people quit smoking. a year to stop smoking. the right to vote. to receive