The prosecution of Hyde Park bombing suspect John Downey has collapsed after a “reckless” error led to him being given a false assurance that he was not wanted by British police over the IRA attack, it can now be reported.

A man charged with the murder of four British soldiers in the 1982 Hyde Park IRA bomb blast was granted conditional bail at the Old Bailey today.

A man will appear at the Old Bailey today charged with the murder of four British solders in the 1982 Hyde Park IRA bomb blast.