BBC must provide certain information for Gerry Adams defamation case

Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is suing the BBC claiming it defamed him when it falsely alleged he had sanctioned the killing of former SF official Denis Donaldson who worked for decades as a spy for the British. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

The BBC has been ordered by the High Court to provide more information to lawyers for former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams for his pending defamation action against the UK broadcaster.