Birmingham pub bombings: no new inquiry
Families of the 21 people who lost their lives in the Birmingham pub bombings 40 years ago have been told there will not be a fresh inquiry into the deaths.
Pub bombings timeline: How the tragedy unfolded
November 21, 1974
- Three bombs were planted.
- At 8.17pm, one of them exploded in a duffel bag in the Mulberry Bush pub in the Rotunda, killing 10 people.
- Ten minutes later, at 8.27pm, a second bomb exploded just 50 yards away in the Tavern in the Town, killing 11 more and injuring 182.
- A third bomb outside a bank on the Hagley Road failed to go off.
- Six Irish men were arrested within hours of the explosions.
August 15, 1975
- Hugh Callaghan, Patrick Hill, Gerard Hunter, Richard McIlkenny, William Power and John Walker were each handed 21 life sentences for the bombings.
March 14, 1991
- The Birmingham Six walk free after their second appeal is upheld. This followed years of campaigning and a number of media investigations which highlighted police failings.
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Police confirm third Birmingham bomb 'lost'
Police have confirmed to ITV News Central that a device left in Birmingham on the night of the pub bombings has been lost.
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Exclusive: Birmingham Six member revisits prison
After almost 40 years, one of the six men jailed for the Birmingham pub bombings revisited the prison they were held in during their trial.