A former Garda officer alleged to have been suspicious that three of his colleagues colluded with the IRA has claimed he cannot recall rumours that they were linked to subversives.

THREE former gardaí suspected of possible collusion with the IRA have firmly rejected claims that they passed on information which led to the murder of two senior RUC officers in March 1989.

A former IRA commander involved in the ambush and killing of two senior RUC officers has been questioned by a tribunal probing allegations of garda collusion in the murders.

British journalists Toby Harnden and Julian Simmonds have today been acquitted of violating Zimbabwe’s immigration laws and ordered to be deported from the country.

Two British journalists have been released on bail today, just hours before they had to appear in court to face charges of violating Zimbabwe’s strict media laws and immigration offences.

Zimbabwean officials tonight defied a judge’s order to release two British journalists on bail, two weeks after they were detained near a polling station during Zimbabwe’s parliamentary election.

ZIMBABWE’s government yesterday denied bail to two British journalists who were arrested for allegedly violating immigration laws and working without a licence.

Zimbabwe’s government today denied bail to two British journalists who were arrested for allegedly violating immigration laws and working without a licence.

The Bloody Sunday Inquiry has dropped a British High Court action against a journalist who refused to reveal his sources, it was confirmed today.

A former British soldier has denied telling a British reporter that he intended to withhold evidence from the Saville Inquiry into the events of Bloody Sunday in Derry more than 31 years ago.