Cold cases 'costing too much'

Out of more than 1,100 unsolved murders from the Troubles re-opened by a team of detectives, it has emerged just one has been put forward for prosecution. A Northern Ireland Affairs Committee report said the high cost of inquiries into Northern Ireland's troubled past is "financially unsustainable". It said too much focus on cold cases is compromising the police's ability to cope with present-day terror threats. The £34m project re-examining more than 3,200 killings needs reviewed, it said. In its Policing the Past report, the Committee warned the cost of the Historical Enquiries Team (HET) and associated investigations could spiral to more than £45m - 60% over the original... [read full story]