Long-awaited trial of former soldier accused of Bloody Sunday murders to begin

The trial will take place at Belfast Crown Court (Liam McBurney/PA)

The long-awaited trial of a former paratrooper accused of two murders on Bloody Sunday is due to begin at Belfast Crown Court.

Soldier F, who cannot be identified, is accused of murdering James Wray and William McKinney when members of the Parachute Regiment shot dead 13 civil rights protesters on the streets of Derry on January 30 1972.