Person: Lord Widgery

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Bishop Edward Daly died a hero, says relative of teenager killed in Bloody Sunday

Bishop of Derry Edward Daly has died a hero after he raised a blood-soaked handkerchief and guided a dying teenager through British army gunfire on Bloody Sunday, a grateful relative said.

Did Widgery really believe what he wrote?

Britain has cleared the Derry air. Now it’s someone else’s turn to sing

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Date set for publication of Bloody Sunday report

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Memoirs claim SF did not want another Bloody Sunday inquiry

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Bloody Sunday victims cleared of being armed

Bloody Sunday victims 'cleared of carrying arms'

Bloody Sunday victims have finally been cleared of false findings that they were armed when soldiers opened fire, a barrister said today.

Mon, 07 Jun, 2004

Lord whitewash

IS Lord Hutton a clone of Lord Widgery of Bloody Sunday notoriety or is the liberal application of whitewash to cover establishment wrongdoings a standard function of a British law lord?

Sat, 31 Jan, 2004

Ex-para denies lying to cover himself

A former paratrooper denied today that he lied about firing 19 shots at a sniper to cover up shooting some of the dead and wounded on Bloody Sunday.

Mon, 06 Oct, 2003

Soldier who fired most Bloody Sunday shots giving evidence

A former paratrooper who claims to have fired 19 shots at a sniper in a bathroom window on Bloody Sunday is expected to give evidence to the Saville Tribunal today.

Mon, 06 Oct, 2003

Soldier denies murder cover-up

A former paratrooper today denied being involved in a conspiracy to cover up the murder of innocent civilians on Bloody Sunday.

Wed, 01 Oct, 2003

Bloody Sunday 'an assault on marchers'

The British army operation on Bloody Sunday was an assault on the participants in a civil rights march, it was claimed today.

Wed, 02 Apr, 2003

Lawyer dismisses claims against Heath

A lawyer acting for the former British Prime Minister Edward Heath says claims made against him by lawyers acting for the families of the Bloody Sunday dead are ``specious nonsense''.

Wed, 29 Jan, 2003

Heath denies responibility for Derry deaths

Former British Prime Minister Edward Heath today insisted he was not responsible for the deaths of 13 civil rights protesters on Bloody Sunday nearly 31 years ago.

Mon, 27 Jan, 2003

Heath denies 'browbeating' Widgery

Former British Prime Minister Edward Heath today denied that he tried to browbeat the chairman of the original Bloody Sunday Inquiry into exonerating the British soldiers who carried out the killings.

Wed, 22 Jan, 2003

Heath: Bloody Sunday set peace back 30 years

Former British Prime Minister Ted Heath today bluntly denied that the Bloody Sunday killings were planned and covered up by the British government.

Tue, 14 Jan, 2003

Inquiry halts in memory of Bloody Sunday

The 30th anniversary of Bloody Sunday today comes amid mounting complaints about the cost of the inquiry into the events of the day.

Wed, 30 Jan, 2002

Inquiry halts to commemorate Bloody Sunday

The 30th anniversary of Bloody Sunday tomorrow comes as the inquiry into the Army killings prepares to move into a new phase, amid mounting complaints about the cost.

Tue, 29 Jan, 2002

Bloody Sunday inquiry urged to probe Widgery evidence

The Bloody Sunday Inquiry is being asked to look into the possibility that evidence may have been suppressed by staff working on the original Widgery Inquiry.

Wed, 23 Jan, 2002