Papers apologise for allegation

Sinn Fein's Mitchel Mc Laughlin and his wife Mary received apologies yesterday from three newspapers over articles about an allegation…

Sinn Fein's Mitchel Mc Laughlin and his wife Mary received apologies yesterday from three newspapers over articles about an allegation he was having an affair.

The couple's libel actions against the News Letter, Belfast Telegraph and Sunday World were settled in the High Court in Belfast. The terms were not disclosed.

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