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ROBERT HARDMAN watches peaceful protest in support of Alexander Blackman

Of all the demonstrations Parliament Square in London has seen over the years, this was surely one of the most remarkable, writes ROBERT HARDMAN.




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Troops who marched for Alexander Blackman could have their pay docked

More than 1,000 veterans marched to Parliament in support of comrade Alexander Blackman, who is serving eight years for killing a Taliban captive in the heat of battle in Afghanistan in 2011.




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Prince Harry's fury at Marine Alexander Blackman's jail term

The Prince has told friends he is appalled by the treatment of Sergeant Alexander Blackman, 41, who must spend at least eight years behind bars for shooting a fatally wounded enemy combatant in 2011.




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Prince Harry says Alexander Blackman's treatment is ludicrous

Sergeant Alexander Blackman, 41, is serving eight years for killing a wounded Taliban fighter in the heat of battle in Afghanistan in 2011.




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David Cameron hints Alexander Blackman's conviction for murder should be reviewed  

Lawyers for Sergeant Alexander Blackman – who was jailed for life for killing a wounded Taliban fighter – are drawing up an application to petition the Criminal Cases Review Commission.




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Comrade who may have helped clear jailed Alexander Blackman is silenced

Claire Blackman will hand a dossier to the Criminal Cases Review Commission in Birmingham as part of a push to have her husband's case sent back to the Court of Appeal.




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Sergeant Alexander Blackman's photograph shows J Company of 42 Commando Marines

The poignant never-before-published image was taken by Sergeant Alexander Blackman, who was jailed for life when he shot dead a wounded Taliban soldier in Afghanistan in 2011.




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MP calls on public to support Sergeant Blackman as his legal team deliver a dossier

Former Marine Sergeant Alexander Blackman is a hero, who is paying a terrible price for killing a ruthless enemy combatant, regrettably on camera, in a moment of anger, writes MP RICHARD DRAX.




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Veterans back Marine Alex Blackman who was jailed for Taliban fighter's murder

Claire Blackman, wife of Sgt Alex Blackman - otherwise known as Marine A - said new key evidence is being handed to the Criminal Cases Review Commission in Birmingham today.




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Jailed Marine Sergeant Alexander Blackman's appeal is launched in Birmingham

The battle for justice for Sergeant Alexander Blackman of the Royal Marines continues to stand out as one of the most striking legal campaigns of recent times. Pictured, supporters in Birmingham.




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Jailed Royal Marine A Sergeant Alexander Blackman wins right to a fresh appeal

An official review has cast doubt on Sergeant Alexander Blackman's conviction for killing a Taliban insurgent and concluded it could be overturned as a miscarriage of justice.




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Colonel who quit the Marines in protest for Alexander Blackman to be given a fair hearing

Colonel Oliver Lee said the court martial that condemned Alexander Blackman to life in prison for murdering a dying Taliban insurgent in Afghanistan was 'not balanced'.




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Ex-SAS chief John Holmes leads pleas to bail Sgt Alexander Blackman

Lawyers will argue Sgt Alexander Blackman, imprisoned for murder for shooting a wounded insurgent in Afghanistan, deserves to be granted bail and reunited with his family.




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Marine A Sergeant Blackman judge won't decide until next week if he'll be home for Christmas

Alexander Blackman's wife Claire and hundreds of supporters swamped the Royal Courts of Justice in the hope a judge orders his freedom - but the decision was delayed until Wednesday.




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KATIE HOPKINS joins the campaign to free Marine A Sgt Alexander Blackman

KATIE HOPKINS joins Marines, Chelsea Pensioners and the ordinary men and women campaigning to free 'Marine A', Sgt Alexander Blackman.




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'Marine A' Alexander Blackman's wife arrives at court to hear whether he will be freed

His wife Claire was in court as the Lord Chief Justice denied his immediate release from prison where he is serving a life sentence for shooting a Taliban fighter.




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Barely a flicker of emotion as Sgt. Blackman won't be going home for Christmas 

Goaded beyond what many of us would regard as reasonable endurance yet again, Sgt Al Blackman barely registered a flicker of emotion as he was told by the High Court he would not be home for Christmas.




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Sgt Blackman's conviction for murdering an injured Taliban fighter could be quashed

Judge Jeff Blackett has been criticised by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) for failing to offer a jury the chance to convict Alexander Blackman of manslaughter.




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Sgt Alexander Blackman receives major boost

Former Royal Marine Commando Neal Ascherson has joined the campaign to secure the release of Sgt Alexander Blackman who is serving eight years for killing a wounded Taliban terrorist.




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Sgt Blackman's appeal attended by 500 ex-marines

Some 500 supporters were expected to throng The Strand in London in solidarity with the jailed Royal Marine. An even greater number is expected tomorrow.




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Video shows battlefield when Sgt Blackman shot Afghan

The dramatic footage from the frontine was shown in court at Sgt Blackman's appeal as his legal team argued that his environment was a 'breeding ground' for mental illness.




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Sergeant Blackman 'was no rambo' appeal court told

Jailed Royal Marine Alexander Blackman was 'suffering from the trauma of war' in Afghanistan when he shot a wounded Taliban fighter dead, an appeal court heard.




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Pictures portray the truth about Sgt Blackman's CAMP HELL

Photographs taken from Sgt Alexander Blackman's camera reveal Checkpoint Omar, home in 2011 to 16 soldiers from J Company, 42 Commando Royal Marines. ‘Home’, but not at all homely.




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Sgt Blackman to find out appeal result on Wednesday 

Royal Marine Alexander Blackman, who shot an injured Taliban fighter in Afghanistan, will find out the result of an appeal against his murder conviction on Wednesday.




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Sgt Blackman cleared of murdering Taliban fighter

His wife Claire grinned and there were loud gasps and then cheers from his family, ex-Marines and other supporters as Court of Appeal judges quashed Alexander Blackman's conviction.




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Sergeant Blackman is cleared - thanks to Mail readers

Sergeant Alexander Blackman had his murder conviction overturned on Wednesday after he was jailed for shooting a wounded Taliban insurgent in Afghanistan in 2011.




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Professor who interviewed Sgt Blackman and said he was ill

As Sergeant Alexander Blackman was already in jail, the police and Crown Prosecution Service were no longer interested in the case and Professor Neil Greenberg had to do his own information-gathering.




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Colleagues of Sergeant Blackman 'would kill insurgent too'

The former Marines said Sergeant Alexander Blackman (pictured) 'took responsibility' for killing the insurgent whom 'everybody wanted dead' because saving him would have risked British lives.




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Sgt Blackman may be free on Friday

Frances Blackman's soldier son Alexander Blackman was jailed on her 74th birthday for shooting dead a Taliban insurgent during a battle in Afghanistan.




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Sgt Blackman's mum hopes he'll be released by Sunday

Frances Blackman’s son Alexander became the country’s most talked-about Royal Marine when he was jailed for life – on his mother’s 74th birthday – after the most controversial episode of the Afghan war.




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Sgt Blackman's wife arrives to hear if he will be freed

Sergeant Alexander Blackman killed more than 30 of the ‘Queen’s enemies’ during his service in the Royal Marines, a court heard yesterday.




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Lord Carey asks for clemency for 'Marine-A' Sgt Blackman

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey (pictured) defended former Royal Marine Alexander Blackman, saying he was a 'magnificent' soldier who made a split second choice in the heat of battle.




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Overwhelmed Sgt Alexander Blackman thanks Mail readers

Alexander Blackman offered his ‘profound and heartfelt’ thanks to Mail readers after learning he will be freed within weeks for killing an injured Taliban fighter in Afghanistan in 2011.




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Claire Blackman's fight to free husband Alexander

The decision took a second or two to sink in. Their years of armed combat had left some of the gents in this crowd a little hard of hearing, writes ROBERT HARDMAN.




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Sergeant Blackman and wife will have police protection

Alexander and Claire Blackman are expected to receive police protection from potential terrorist attack because he shot dead a Taliban fighter in Afghanistan in 2011.




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Alexander Blackman is driven out of jail after his release

Sgt Al Blackman, known as Marine A, left HMP Erlestoke, Wiltshire, on the backseat of an Audi car (pictured) just after 12.30am today, having spent 1,277 days behind bars.




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Sgt Blackman savours his freedom with a hug from his wife

EXCLUSIVE: It was the moment the couple have dreamed of since the commando was jailed for life in December 2013 for shooting a Taliban fighter in Afghanistan.




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Tom Hardy and Kate Winslet 'to play Sgt Blackman and wife'

Star Al Pacino could play Alexander Blackman's lawyer Jonathan Goldman QC. Sergeant Blackman, 42, was released from HMP Erlestoke Prison, Wiltshire, yesterday and reunited with wife Claire.




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Sgt Blackman and his wife tell the story of his ordeal

EXCLUSIVE: Sergeant Alexander Blackman relives his ordeal for the first time after being convicted of murder for shooting a mortally wounded Taliban fanatic in Afghanistan in 2011.




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Sgt Blackman reveals his boundless gratitude for his wife

He had been behind bars for 1,134 days when he learned that his controversial murder conviction for killing a Taliban fanatic on the battlefield stood a chance of being quashed.




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Sgt Blackman tells of his gratitude to wife Claire

The Royal Marine (pictured with his wife Claire) said he spent long periods during his time in jail considering why he killed the insurgent in Afghanistan in 2011 and still doesn't know.




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Marine Alexander Blackman thanks his supporters

Sergeant Blackman was reunited with wife Claire in April after serving 1,277 days behind bars for shooting a Taliban fighter in Afghanistan.




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Freed Royal Marine Alexander Blackman gets a new job

Sgt Alexander Blackman - known as Marine A - has joined a new scheme supporting wounded servicemen find work, which was officially launched yesterday at the Houses of Parliament.




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Marine A Alexander Blackman tells how he is now back hunting for work

Marine A Sergeant Alexander Blackman, who was released from prison in 2017, appeared on ITV on Wednesday, where he said he was looking for work following his manslaughter charge.




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Rolls-Royce latest £405,000 Black Badge SUV attracts younger customers with black Spirit of Ecstasy

The debut of Rolls-Royce's £405,000 Cullinan Black Badge has attracted a younger brand of car buyers with the average age of Rolls-Royce customers falling to 42-years-old.




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Kourtney Kardashian wears all black to film 18th season of KUWTK alongside son Mason in Long Beach

This, a month after the 40-year-old mother-of-three teased the idea of quitting her E! reality show to spend more time with her children




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Kourtney Kardashian opts for comfortable black sweats and a coat on movie date with her kids in LA

The 40-year-old reality star stayed comfortable in a pair of black sweatpants while walking with Mason, 10, and Reign, five, who was perched on top of a bodyguard.




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Kourtney Kardashian means business in knotted black crop top and matching blazer

The reality star star, 40, put on an ab-baring display in a knotted black crop top and matching blazer as she celebrated a friend's birthday at Nobu. Kourtney is always dressed to impress.




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Kourtney Kardashian dons a black mask as she protects herself from coronavirus in Paris

Kourtney Kardashian donned a face mask to protect herself from coronavirus as she jetted into Paris on Saturday.




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White supremacist boasted about killing black woman after HIV threats

An affidavit provided by the Johnson County District Attorney’s Office revealed Ronald Lee Kidwell, 47, said he 'flipped out' after MeShon Cooper confronted him at his home in Shawnee, Kansas.