23—year—old aidan mcanespie was a sinn fein activist when he was shot dead at an army checkpoint mannedthe grenadier guards in county tyrone. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. what happened at this checkpoint has been a subject of contention for three decades. aidan mcanespie was shot as he crossed the border on foot on his way to a gaelic football match. he was killed by a gunshot wound to the back. his family have long campaigned for the british army to be held accountable. today, they we re to be held accountable. today, they were told that a former soldier would not be charged with manslaughter. we feel comfortable that the way they have handled this. we hoped that things would happen quicker but we're hoping this goes to prosecution and will present an opportunity for us to clarify issues that still exist. the soldier, david jonathan holden, was 18 at the time.

aidan mcanespie was 23 when he was shot deadin mcanespie was 23 when he was shot dead in february 19r between county tyrone and county monaghan and in those days are like today there was a checkpoint on the border manned by the grenadier guards. aidan mcanespie was walking to go to a gaelic football match and he was hit by one of three bullets which was fired from a machine gun. his family have said that he was deliberately targeted after he was repeatedly harassed by the army or that the soldier who fired the fatal shot claimed he had accidentally pulled the trigger because his fingers were wet. he was charged over the killing backin wet. he was charged over the killing back in 1988 but those charges were dropped. in two years ago the northern ireland attorney general john larkin was asked by the family of aidan mcanespie for a fresh inquest into the killing and mr larkin referred the case to the public prosecution service. they reviewed the evidence available to them and today they have announced that they will bring a fresh charge of manslaughter by gross negligence. the suspect i

aidan mcanespie was shot as he crossed the border on foot on his way to a gaelic football match.. today, they were told that a former soldier would not be charged with manslaughter. we feel comfortable that the way they have handled this. we hoped that things would happen quicker but we're hoping this goes to prosecution and will present an opportunity for us to clarify issues that still exist. the soldier, david jonathan holden, was 18 at the time. he claimed his hands were wet. he fired his machine gun accidentally. manslaughter charges were dropped in 1990. this memorialfor manslaughter charges were dropped in 1990. this memorial for aidan mcanespie is now all that is left here at the spot where the army checkpoint once stood. but the controversy checkpoint once stood. but the co ntrove rsy over checkpoint once stood. but the controversy over his death has ever gone away. there are hundreds of ongoing investigations into incidents from the troubles like this one. and there is concern at westminster that there are fairly focused on former soldiers. in any conflict that will be

negligence in relation to the killing of a man in northern ireland 30 years ago. 23—year—old aidan mcanespieompany e.on is to increase the cost of its standard variable tariff from august. dual fuel customers will see their bills rise by an average of 4.8%, around 55 pounds a year. shares in debenhams fell today when the retailer issued its third profit warning for the year. the company is expecting pre—tax profits to be £10 million, less that it originally forecast. a minute‘s silence has been observed at a ceremony in north london to mark one year since the terror attack in finsbury park. makram ali, who was 51, was killed and nine other people were injured when a van was driven into a crowd outside a mosque as our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. london at rush hour, but today a minute of silence and reflection. among the leaders, the daughter and grandson of makram ali, who was killed in the finsbury park attack one year ago. and the imam who preserved the rule of law, making sure the attacker was kept safe until the police arrived. this is our city, this is our way of

sinn fein activist aidan mcanespie was 23 when he was shot dead just after he walked through a checkpointthe northern ireland public prosecution service has said a man is to be charged with manslaughter by gross negligence. four water suppliers have been criticised for their response to the conditions caused by the storm known as the beast from the east earlier this year. regulator ofwat says poor preparation and an inadequate response led to significant hardship for people who were left without water for days. simon gompertz has more. first, it froze. and then it thawed. and the epidemic of burst pipes meant a shortage of water for essentials like washing, cooking and drinking, and tens of thousands cut off for days. i've been getting rainwater from outside and from my neighbours so it is not impossible. but i would say the worst thing is not being able to keep the washing up and the kitchen clean and also keep myself clean having a shower everyday. i've got five kids and literally without water for, like, since six o'clock yesterday morning. it's terrible. washing the bottles isjust a b

sinn fein activist aidan mcanespie was 23 when he was shot dead just after he walked through a checkpoint said a man is to be charged with manslaughter by gross negligence. the petrochemical company, ineos, has lost a court case seeking to overturn the scottish government's moratorium on fracking. the company had argued that the scottish government acted beyond its powers in seeking to ban fracking in scotland. butjudges at the court of session in edinburgh ruled that no actual ban was in place so ministers had not acted illegally. a new battery—powered plane has taken to the skies over norway — as part of the nation's bid to tackle climate change and air pollution. the country is planning to run all its transport systems on electricity. our environment analyst roger harabin has been to norway to find out more. flying, the worst thing you are likely to do for the climate. all those co2 emissions. is this an answer in norway? the pollution—free plane, powered by batteries. getting into this thing is a feat of human... he laughs human origami. she is tiny, but bigger electric planes are com