Londonderry
Coverage of Londonderry in the Nexus archive.
- Dem lawmaker says Constitution barred police from stopping her after alleged 100 mph speeding
A New Hampshire lawmaker, Ellen Read, argues that a 1784 provision of the state constitution barred police from stopping her while traveling to or from legislative sessions, following two alleged speeding incidents in 2024 and 2025. Read claims the constitution protects lawmakers from arrest during such travel but does not exempt them from prosecution.
- 3 men acquitted in killing of journalist shot while covering Northern Ireland protest
Three men were acquitted of murder in the 2019 killing of Belfast journalist Lyra McKee, who was shot by a dissident IRA member during a riot in Londonderry. The judge cited insufficient circumstantial evidence against the accused, who were charged as accomplices, and noted the shooter remains unidentified. McKee's death influenced the revival of Northern Ireland's power-sharing government.
- 3 men acquitted in killing of journalist shot while covering Northern Ireland protest
Three men were acquitted of murder in the 2019 killing of Belfast journalist Lyra McKee, who was shot by a dissident Irish Republican Army splinter group during a protest in Londonderry. The nonjury trial in Belfast Crown Court concluded with not guilty verdicts for Paul McIntyre, Peter Cavanagh, and Jordan Gareth Devine, who were charged as accomplices for allegedly encouraging or assisting the shooter.
- Almost three tonnes of cocaine found buried under Sydney property in Australia’s biggest ever seizure, police say
Australian Federal Police seized 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in bunkers under shipping containers at a property in Londonderry, Sydney's western fringes. Two men were arrested and charged in what police describe as Australia’s largest-ever cocaine seizure.