‘Birmingham Four’ ask CCRC to investigate convictions for terror plot
Four men were jailed for life in 2017 for planning terrorist attack in UK after elaborate undercover police operation
August 2023
Police reinvestigation of Birmingham pub bombings has failed, families told
Exclusive: Bereaved accuse authorities of cover-up as CPS decides there is insufficient evidence to prosecute
June 2023
Hugh Callaghan obituary
Why was it so hard for our judiciary to admit they’d jailed an innocent man for 16 years?
Rowan Moore
November 2022
Potential suspect for 1974 Birmingham pub bombings identified, say police
With families of those murdered still to receive justice, CPS will review file of evidence from West Midlands force
March 2022
The Guardian view on public interest: democracy rests on a free press
Editorial: Chris Mullin’s high court victory is a reminder that journalism must be protected from the baleful gaze of power
Why the Birmingham Six’s story must not be forgotten
It remains one of the gravest miscarriages of justice in British history. Hugh Callaghan, one those wrongly convicted, talks about how he has been scarred by the ordeal
I had to keep my sources secret, or the Birmingham Six might still be in jail
Chris Mullin
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Minister admits Ukrainian refugees arriving in UK illegally would risk jail under nationality bill plan – as it happened
Birmingham pub bombings: Chris Mullin wins fight to protect source
February 2022
Journalist refuses to disclose source material in 1974 Birmingham pub bombings
Chris Mullin is challenging action by West Midlands police at Old Bailey to make him reveal source’s identity
Police move to ban reporters from Birmingham Six journalist hearing
West Midlands police want notes of former MP Chris Mullin, thought to hold identity of surviving pub bomber
British police are hounding a journalist for his sources – it’s vital he resists
Duncan Campbell
Chris Mullin’s exposure of the Birmingham Six’s wrongful conviction was only possible because he was able to protect his sources, says former Guardian crime correspondent Duncan Campbell
January 2022
Chris Mullin to resist police bid to identify IRA pub bombing sources
Police believe the author and ex-MP has interviews that could identify IRA member behind the 1974 pub bombings
June 2019
Birmingham pub bombings inquest: anger at £200,000 PR campaign bill
Families of 21 victims say the total legal aid offered to their lawyers was just £350,000
April 2019
Chris Mullin defends refusal to name Birmingham pub bombing suspects
Birmingham pub bombings inquest is 'only the beginning'
March 2019
'The blast blew most of your clothes off': witnesses describe Birmingham bombings
Survivors tell of painful memories of 1974 bombings which killed 21 people
February 2019
Families threaten to boycott IRA Birmingham pub bombs inquest
Chris Mullin names Birmingham pub bombings suspects
