The British Army's 38-year military operation in the North is due to formally end at midnight tonight when the PSNI takes full responsibility for security.

Soldiers will pull out of south Armagh today on a day of reflection for fallen comrades, the army said.

Another major milestone in the North’s return to normality was being reached today with the last soldiers leaving the former IRA stronghold of South Armagh.

Another major milestone in the North’s return to normality will be reached tomorrow when the last British soldiers are pulled out of South Armagh.

IN his recent High Court ruling on the challenge against the refusal of the early release application for the killers of Garda Jerry McCabe, Mr Justice Herbert said it made no difference whether the offence was prior or subsequent to the Belfast Agreement.

The Police Ombudsman in the North has criticised the disappearance of critical evidence needed to investigate claims that the murder of a British soldier could have been prevented.

IF sincerity and passion were enough to convince the world of the righteousness of a cause, then we would all be living under the tyranny of fanaticism.

The British Ministry of Defence has obtained a gagging order against a former British soldier who has claimed that a colleague was “sacrificed” in the North to protect an informer.