Report activities of IRA agent Stakeknife to be published in the new year

An army watchtower in Crossmaglen during the Troubles (John Giles/PA)

A report into the alleged activities of Stakeknife, the Army’s high-ranking agent within the IRA, is set to be published in the new year.

Jon Boutcher, the former chief constable of Bedfordshire Police, has been working with a team of detectives for six years investigating a series of Troubles crimes, including 200 murders as well as incidents of torture and kidnap.