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Gerry Adams wins libel case against the BBC
The former Sinn Féin leader has been awarded 84 thousand pounds in damages.
Gerry Adams sued the BBC over a documentary and online article which included allegations that he ordered the murder of a former Sinn Féin official who'd admitted spying for British intelligence. The jury at the High Court in Dublin ruled that he was defamed. Also: The government sells its last stake in the bank formerly known as RBS, 17 years after it was partly nationalised during the financial crisis. And Taylor Swift wins back the music rights to her original recordings.
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