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Trial comes after long campaign for justice for Bloody Sunday victims

The last five decades have witnessed many legal twists and turns.

The Independent UK

Former soldier accused of two murders on Bloody Sunday pleads not guilty

Soldier F is accused of murdering James Wray and William McKinney when members of the Parachute Regiment shot dead 13 civil rights protesters in 1972.

Evening Standard

Pause to remember all conflicts and not just the ‘big wars’, says veteran

Derek ‘Benny’ Bennett, 72, served in Northern Ireland, Cyprus and the Middle East during 25 years in the Army.

The Independent UK

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General Sir Mike Jackson obituary

Former head of the British army and commander in the Gulf war of 2003

The Guardian - UK

General Sir Mike Jackson, former head of the British army, dies at 80

The soldier was also chief of the general staff and commander of British forces in the 2003 Gulf war

The Guardian - UK

72-Year-Old Grandmother Appointed Alton Towers' First Chief Thrillseeker

Meet Jackie Smith, Alton Towers' new chief thrillseeker, a 72-year-old grandmother with a remarkable adventure-filled past.

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Daredevil grandmother, 72, who’s completed 5,000 parachute jumps becomes ‘chief ride tester’ at Alton Towers

Jackie Smith became the first woman to be part of the British Army Parachute Regiment in 1971

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HMP Bristol staff soar through the skies in charity skydive alongside Bear Grylls

Eighteen people paid to take part in the jump from 13,500 feet to raise money for Support our Paras

Bristol Post

Two-thirds Of Millennials Don’t Know Which Countries Won World War II

Over 50% of millennials didn't know that the UK didn't have the same prime minister during World War II.

Zenger

Two-thirds of millennials don't know which countries were victorious in WWII, study finds

Six in ten Brits believe they have a good knowledge of the global conflict - but just 36 per cent of 18-34-year-olds feel it is important to know about the war

Wales Online

Millennials lack knowledge of World War Two - but just a third consider it important

Only 36% of 18-34-year-olds feel it is important to have a good knowledge of the global conflict - with two-thirds unaware which countries emerged victorious

Daily Mirror

‘The torture’s real. The time I did was real’: the Belfast man waterboarded by the British army

The long read: Liam Holden went to prison for 17 years on the basis of a confession he made after being tortured by British soldiers in 1972. Now the government is making it harder for people like him to get justice

The Guardian - UK

D-Day hero who lied about his age to sign up for Army duty is laid to rest

Ernie Sedgwick was one of the last surviving British veterans of WWII when he died aged 101 last month

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