the events of ballymurphy should never have happened. have had to experience the grief and trauma of that loss. they should have not had to wait nearly five decades for the judgement this week, nor have been compelled to relive that terrible time in august 1971 again and again in their long and distressing quest for truth. the government profoundly regrets and is truly sorry for these events, and how investigations after these terrible events were handled, and for the additional pain that the families have had to endure in theirfight to clear the names of their loved ones since they began their campaign almost five decades ago. downing street said borisjohnson had apologised to northern ireland's first and deputy first ministers in a phone call, but labour pointed out how a former tory prime minister had behaved. in the aftermath of the bloody sunday inquiry, david cameron came to this house and apologised in a statement. he didn't brief apologies from disputed calls with politicians. he took full responsibility. where is the prime minis

but, for the families of ballymurphy, now a new sense of vindication.unced it was bringing forward new proposals to deal with killings from the troubles, and it is understood that includes a ban on prosecuting former soldiers and paramilitaries, and that will strongly be opposed by all sides here and as today has shown that there is still a deep sense of feeling and community in terms of getting justice for loved ones no matter how many years have passed. studio: thanks forjoining us. the queen has unveiled the government's plans for legislation for the year ahead at the state opening of parliament. it was the queen's first major public appearance since the death of the duke of edinburgh last month and 30 bills were outlined. they include infrastructure investment around the uk the uk to strengthen economic ties across the union. laws to support what the government says will be a lifetime guarantee for skills and training. changes to the planning system — to allow more homes to be built — will be brought forward along with binding environmental targets

but for the families of ballymurphy now a new sense of vindication. tradition alive for over 100 years have been thrown a lifeline. thanks to restaurant goers during the holy month of fasting. the family of dancers are, like many syrians, no longer able to travel to europe and across the arab world. but having a local audience has meant they can continue to perform, as mark lobel reports. sufi whirling — a way of worshipping god, releasing negative energy on the dance floor, reaching a trancelike state — a tradition passing down in this family from father to son for over a century. meet three—year—old anas. his family say he's the youngest dervish dancer in syria, learning to well before he was able to talk, with all the benefits it brings. translation: i benefit from sufi whirling, - when you know, conditions are difficult, there is a crisis. when i feel really pressured, i go to my room alone and start whirling. normally a touring troupe, travel restrictions have curtailed their opportunities to perform this hypnotic rhythm of prayer beyond syria's

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in 1971, the army went into a housing estate in the ballymurphy area of west belfast.the irish republican army, which has been responsible for recent acts of terrorism, and whose victims have included protestant and catholic alike. it sparked a violent clashes over three days. by the end, ten people lay dead. among them, a local priest, and a mother of eight. so, just from the parachute regiment, now given anonymity, soldiers from the parachute regiment, now given anonymity, claimed they opened fire after being attacked by ira gunmen and rioters. i saw a petrol bomb in his i opened my cab door and fired i saw a chap with a petrol bomb in his hand, i opened my cab door and fired one round from my gun, my submachine, fired at him. you killed him? i found out later on. soldiers of the time said those killed were armed. their relatives always maintained they were innocent civilians. these were the people who died. today, the coroner acknowledged the army can't delete but had come underfire from gunmen in the area, but she concluded in most cases the use of force by the par

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the events of ballymurphy should never have happened.le time in august 1971, again and again in their long and distressing quest for truth. 0ver for truth. over the course of the troubles, more 4500 people were killed and tens of thousands injured, with families torn apart for ever. the majority of those killed were innocent civilians like those on the streets of ballymurphy. the vast majority of those who served in northern ireland did so with great dignity and professionalism. but it is clear that in some cases, the security forces and the army made terrible errors, too. the duty of the state is to hold itself to the highest standards at all times. when we fail to meet these high standards, we must recognise the hurt and the agony caused. there is no doubt that what happened on those awful few days in ballymurphy also fuelled further violence and escalation, particularly in the early years of the toubles. the government profoundly regrets and is truly sorry for these events and how investigations after these terrible events are handled

in 1971, the army went into a housing estate in the ballymurphy area of west belfast.d imprison ira suspects without trial, known as internment. the main target of the present operation is the irish republican army, which has been responsible for recent acts of terrorism, and whose victims have included protestant and catholic alike. it sparked a violent clashes over three days. by the end, ten people lay dead. among them, a local priest, and a mother of eight. soldiers from the parachute regiment, now given anonymity, claimed they opened fire after being attacked by ira gunmen and rioters. i saw a petrol bomb in his hand and i opened my cab door and fired one round from my gun, my submachine, fired at him. he dropped. you killed him? i found out later on. soldiers of the time said those killed were armed. their relatives always maintained they were innocent civilians. these were the people who died. today, the coroner acknowledged the army had come under fire from gunmen in the area, but she concluded in most cases, the use of force by the parachute regiment was dispr

has "apologised unreservedly on behalf of the uk government" for the events that took place in ballymurphytion by the british army. yesterday the families of those who died won a 50 year fight to clear their names when a coroner ruled they had been "entirely innocent." 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy is at stormont. it was a big moment in northern ireland yesterday when the coroner delivered those findings, for the families of the victims, they were vindicated, that their loved ones names were cleared, but that has been followed today by some anger and confusion about the way the prime minister's statement was delivered. almost immediately after the findings yesterday, calls began to grow for an official apology, and today we were told that one came but it did not come in a parliament at the dispatch box or at an official press conference, and downing street said in a virtual meeting between borisjohnson and the first and boris johnson and the first and deputy first ministers of northern ireland that the prime minister apologised there, unreservedly, for the events of ballymurphy and

a coroner rules that ten people killed in shootings in ballymurphy in belfast in 1971 were "entirely

this has all been pretty unsatisfactory in the eyes of families of the ballymurphy victims because we, but then last night the written statement from downing street which showed that borisjohnson was said to have made an apology in a meeting with the first and deputy first ministers, they were upset that wasn't more public. brandon lewis has now made that very clear apology in the commons, but still the families feel they would rather have that apology coming from the prime minister and being done in a more public way. people cannot help but draw comparisons with the apology david cameron made over the events of bloody sunday, which at that time were then broadcast on a big screen in the guildhall of derry and were met by huge applause, and families still feel pretty unsatisfied by this today and they want to see the government actually calling for fresh police investigations into the killings. that looks rather unlikely at the moment, brandon lewis alluded to government plans which are more along the lines of reconciliation and finding truth but putting an end to things like prosecut

in such was the scale of the tragedy in ballymurphy and the conclusive findings of the coroner yesterdayonomy shrink at the start of 2021 — but the hit was smaller than first feared as growth rebounded in march. the office for national statistics says that gross domestic product — a measure of the size of the economy — fell by 1.5% betweenjanuary and march — during lockdown. but improved performance in march eased the blow, with gdp rising by 2.1% month—on—month, helped by schools reopening and retail spending. figures indicate the economy in march was nearly six % lower than before the pandemic. our economics editor, faisal islam, reports. in milton keynes, as around the country, the curtain is about to rise again on our big screens, preparing for their grand reopening, testing the projectors, prepping the ticket machines, a symbol of normality and of economic recovery. we know there is pent up demand. people have really been on their couches for too long and they want to come out and experience films on the big screen with the big sound and comfy seats, with cinema food and beverage. t

the initial reaction from families of the ballymurphy victims is they would have rather had an apology that the victims were wholly innocent, you can expect there to be many more calls here in northern ireland for borisjohnson to go much further. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is — israeli air strikes demolish another tower block in gaza city. international concern is growing over escalating violence between israel and the palestinians. in the last few days, more than 2000 migrants have arrived on the mediterranean island of lampedusa off the coast of italy, seen as the gateway to europe. it's six years since the first migrants made the crossing, and there are fears that over the hot summer months, when the waters are calmer, more people could arrive in search of a better life. mark lowen reports. shadows seeking the light of europe. after days at sea, each step on land is controlled. they risked a perilous crossing from libya, buffeted by high winds. and even though they're detained here in italy and taken to guarded camps, they're safe and alive. by

the prime minister has publicly apologised to the families of the ten people killed in ballymurphy iny operation in belfast, were "entirely innocent". borisjohnson had written to the families to apologise, but they rejected that and called on him to meet them. on behalf of successive governments, and to put on the record in this house, i would like to say sorry to their families for how the investigations were handled and for the pain they've endured since their campaign began almost five decades ago. no apology, mr speaker, can lessen their lasting pain. i hope they may take some comfort in the answers they've secured and in knowing that this has renewed the government's determination to ensure in future that other families can find answers with less distress and delay. and a conservative mp has delivered his first, or maiden, speech in the commons 18 months after he was elected. robin millar was the last of the 140 mps elected at the last general election in december 2019 to deliver his maiden. he shared with mps a word from the language of heaven. in wales, we have a word, �*cynefi

relatives of ten people killed in the ballymurphy area of belfast in 1971 win a fifty—year legal fight

an inquest has found that ten people killed in the ballymurphy area of west belfast almost 50 years agoher in the field that day? —— why did they leave her in the field to die? what was their orders and who gave them? who helped them cover up their cowardly act? who ordered the lies to be told? this is the same regiment that murdered innocent people in the streets of derry a few months later. they are a combat force. not peacekeepers. they have blood on their hands. they came here to wreak havoc killing and maiming wherever they went and they were given medals for their crimes. their regiment is a disgrace. and it should be disbanded. my mummy's murder has never been investigated at the time. three different soldiers made statements to say they shot my mummy. none of the soldiers involved have faced prosecutions. they did not cooperate with the inquest and they were supported by the mod, who used every dirty trick in the book to block this process. why? so that they can get a few extra votes in britain? shame on you, boris. no—one should be above the law. we will not accept your amnesty

the prime minister has publicly apologised to the families of the ten people killed in ballymurphy ininquest found that the victims — shot during an army operation — were "entirely innocent". he had written to the families to apologise but they had rejected this and called on him to meet them. borisjohnson spoke out ahead of prime minister's questions in the house of commons. last week an inquest found frances quinn, father hugh mullen, noel phillips, joan connelly, daniel taggart. joseph murphy, edward doherty, john lafferty, joseph corr and john occur who were killed in valley murphy in august 1971 entirely innocent —— valley murphy. 0n entirely innocent —— valley murphy. on behalf of successive governments and to put on the record in this house, i would like to say sorry to their families for how the investigations were handled and for the pain they have enjoyed since their campaign began almost five decades ago. no apology, mr speaker, can lessen their lasting pain. i hope they may take some comfort in the answers they have secured and in knowing that this has renewed the governme

borisjohnson has apologised unreservedly on behalf of the government for the events that took place in ballymurphytion by the british army. yesterday the families of those who died one a 50 year fight when the coroner ruled they were entirely innocent. 0ur correspondent is at stormont now. those verdicts by the coroner yesterday, all of those findings provided a huge sense of vindication for the families of the victims here. it was a big moment for northern ireland, their loved ones names were publicly cleared and the coroner found that in many cases the soldiers use disproportionate force. almost immediately after that moment yesterday there were calls for an official apology. sinn fein's michelle o'neill saying she was pressing the prime minister to say sorry. what we understand has happened today as there was a virtual meeting between the first and deputy first ministers of northern ireland and borisjohnson and we usually get a readout from downing street, a summary of what was said, and in that we were told the prime minister did apologise. the readout said he apologised unreservedly for the e

question time, the prime minister apologised in public to the families of the ten people killed in ballymurphy army operation in belfast, were "entirely innocent". borisjohnson had written to the families to apologise, but they rejected that and called on him to meet them. in the commons, he said he wanted to put this on the record. on behalf of the successive governments and to put on the record in this house, i would like to say sorry to the families for the investigations were handled in the pain they have endured since the campaign began was five decades ago. no apology, mr speaker, can lessen their lasting pain. i hope they take some comfort in the answers they have secured and knowing that this is renew the governments determination to ensure in future that other families can find answers with less distress and delay. two mps have delivered their first or maiden speeches. the conservative robin millar had waited 18 months to speak he was the last of the 140 mps first elected at the last general election to deliver his maiden. he educated mps on a word from the language of heaven: in wale

we can speak now tojohn teggart, who lost his father, daniel at ballymurphy.he way it was handled because it was never investigated, why doesn't he focus on contacting the chief of police, the psma and asking the question, why was there all these murders carried out by the british paratroopers in bela murphy in 1971? why has your police force not investigated them? that is something he needs to focus on. he can't come with half—hearted apologies of how they were investigated. it is not an apology to the families. he says it was personal. it isn't because he was personal. it isn't because he was head of government. it wasn't that he was head of the army. it wasn't from the government or the army. it was just him personally answering a question by a labour government np, so that is unacceptable. you can't keep going full hard foolhardy, and without contacting families, it is unacceptable. families, after all this time, all the trauma of last week, finding out their loved ones were declared innocent, boris johnson does it again. we are all on outbreak at the mome

can i thank the prime minister for his comments on the ballymurphy inquest.t think he does justice to crofters and farmers across the country and in scotland as well because i think he grossly underestimates their ability to do great things with our free trade deals and export scottish beef around the world. why doesn't he believe in what the people of scotland can do? why is he so frightened of free trade? i think there is a massive opportunity for there is a massive opportunity for the whole of the uk and he should seize it and be proud of it. back the whole of the uk and he should seize it and be proud of it.- seize it and be proud of it. back to ian blackford. _ seize it and be proud of it. back to ian blackford. thank _ seize it and be proud of it. back to ian blackford. thank you. - seize it and be proud of it. back to ian blackford. thank you. that - seize it and be proud of it. back to| ian blackford. thank you. that was uuite ian blackford. thank you. that was quite chilling _ ian blackford. thank you. that was quite chilling to _ ian blackford. than