Bloody Sunday head won't meet MPs

Soldiers shot 13 people dead in Derry on Bloody Sunday

The head of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry has told a Westminster committee he will not meet it to explain why his report is being delayed.

Lord Saville said he could not discuss the issue without releasing sensitive details of the 10-year investigation.

The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee said it was disappointed Lord Saville had declined to give evidence, but respected his position.

The report is expected to be published in the autumn of next year.

The inquiry was set up in 1998 and has so far cost more than £185m.

Paratroopers shot 27 civilians in Londonderry on Sunday January 30 1972, 13 died that day and a 14th victim some time later.

The tribunal sat for 433 days in Derry and London.