Some victims were sent to prison or financially ruined, others were shunned by their communities, and some took their own lives.

The robot operated with the expertise of a skilled human surgeon, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers in the US.

Contractors are “on standby” to remove a loyalist bonfire in south Belfast which has sparked concern, a Sinn Fein MLA has said. Legal action is also understood to be planned against the towering pyre ...