THE British government faces legal action within a week if it does not hand over intelligence files that could have helped catch the Omagh bombers, grieving relatives warned yesterday.

The British government faces legal action within a week if it does not hand over intelligence files which could have helped catch the Omagh bombers, grieving relatives warned today.

A cross-border public inquiry is the only proper tribute to relatives bereaved by the Omagh bomb blast, a memorial service heard today.

The sense of despair of some Omagh bomb families deepened today amid claims they were being left more and more isolated.