Eight people investigated about the murder of a journalist in the North over a decade ago will not be prosecuted because of concerns about the evidence of a key witness, the DPP for Northern Ireland said yesterday.

Eight people investigated in connection with the murder of a journalist in the North more than a decade ago will not be prosecuted because of concerns about a key witness's evidence, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) said today.

Two men appeared in court today charged with the murder of an investigative journalist in the North.