Blair to get 'Liberty Medal' for N Ireland effort

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is to be awarded one of the US's highest private honours for his role in the Northern Ireland peace process.

Mr Blair will be given the Liberty Medal by the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Monday.

The award comes as Mr Blair has cancelled promotional events for a new autobiography amid protests by critics of his role in the US-led Iraq war.

Officials with the centre acknowledge Mr Blair is a contentious choice....