Keir Starmer apologises on behalf of the British government to the families of five people killed in Springhill, west Belfast, in 1972. The apology follows a coroner’s conclusion reached in April, which is also reflected in reporting across outlets. According to the coroner’s findings, four of the five victims were unarmed and posed no risk at the time they were shot. The cases relate to killings carried out by British soldiers during the Troubles. The apology is directed to the families affected by the deaths, acknowledging the harm caused and the findings about the circumstances of at least four of the shootings. The reports present the coroner’s conclusions as a key factor behind the decision to offer an apology. The outgoing statement is framed as a formal government acknowledgement, rather than a criminal finding, and it focuses on the specific Springhill deaths in 1972.