long campaigned for a second inquest because, as they see it, the truth behind their loved ones deaths had remained hidden. as we speak those jury remained hidden. as we speak those jury verdicts in the a8 deaths are being made public to a doubling s coroner s court and we are awaiting those verdicts. the families have been hoping that the verdict of unlawful killing will be found in some of those deaths. it is an important distinction to make that the dublin coroner s court has said that such a verdict does not attribute criminality or civil liability to any person or organisation. there has been political reaction in the irish republic ahead of the jury s findings this afternoon. the deputy prime minister in ireland told the irish parliament earlier today that todayis irish parliament earlier today that today is a huge moment for the families, and indeed the country, he
was excused it was a gentleman who was excused it was a gentleman who was originally from puerto rico, he had some under questioning he found donald trump fascinating, he was an it consultant. the prosecutors had wanted to question him about his criminal history and ultimately after questioning and speaking with thejudge, thatjuror was after questioning and speaking with the judge, thatjuror was also excused, but we don t know the exact reason. so here we are, down to five jurors now, and that process is continuing with a second panel going through that same process of being questioned by both sides. the jury. thejury. unlawful the jury. unlawful killing and all the desks in dublin. the fire broke out early hours of valentine s day in 1981, a further 200 people were
inquiry. you can watch that on your tv, online or on the iplayer app. i just want to return to a story that we brought you earlier which was about the verdicts that were going to come and enter the inquest 48 people who died in a nightclub fire in dublin more than 40 years ago. let s quickly to our correspondent who has been following this. we have had some verdicts come in. had some verdicts come in. breaking news from dublin had some verdicts come in. breaking news from dublin coroner s - had some verdicts come in. breaking news from dublin coroner s court, i news from dublin coroner s court, the jury has returned a verdict of unlawful killing in each of the cases of the 48 who died in the tragedy. that was a fire that occurred in north dublin in the early hours of valentines morning in 1981 stop the families of those 48 victims have long campaigned for a second inquest to find out more details about how and why their loved ones died. it has been the longest running inquest in the
for many of those families still. so we are awaiting those verdicts from the dublin s coroner s court, they are being read into the public record around now, we believe. i was ust seeinu record around now, we believe. i was just seeing a record around now, we believe. i was just seeing a report record around now, we believe. i was just seeing a report that record around now, we believe. i was just seeing a report that all record around now, we believe. iwas just seeing a report that all of the seats in the court had been taken, and above the legal teams have actually given up their seats for the family members. i know you are going to keep an eye on those verdicts and we will come back to when we get more detail from dublin. thank you for the moment. prince william has returned to official duties today for the first time since his wife, princess catherine, revealed her cancer diagnosis four weeks ago. he was given get well cards, and also the king, while visiting a few charity
fire in dublin died in a nightclub fire in dublin more than a0 years ago are due shortly. and prince william is given get well soon cards for his wife as he makes his first appearance since catherine announced her cancer diagnosis. welcome to bbc news now, the scottish government is expected to confirm it is a ditching its target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030. the bbc understands that the government s annual climate targets could also be scrapped, but the final goal of reaching 80 by 20a5 will remain. we will be live in holyrood for the emissions target statement, that is going to come from the scottish net zero and energy secretary.