A decision will be announced today on whether inquests will be re-opened into the deaths of 21 people who died in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings.

The original hearings were stopped after six men were arrested and jailed for the attacks - but their convictions were later quashed.

The men subsequently received compensation after spending 16 years in prison.

The Provisional IRA is believed to be responsible for the bombings, which also injured 182 people.