Tens of thousands of people affected by the mother and baby homes scandal risk being excluded from a State investigation into the decades-long hidden crisis.

The terms of reference for the new investigation into mother and baby homes received a broad welcome — but also criticism over its exclusion of Magdalene Laundries and adoptions involving state hospitals.

Mother and baby home survivors fear that they will never get all the answers about their past, writes Europe Correspondent Ann Cahill

Three quarters of people in the UK believe rape suspects should be given anonymity until they are convicted, a poll has suggested.