What is a narrative verdict?
Following an inquest, a coroner can return a 'narrative verdict'. This is a factual statement of the circumstances surrounding someone's death, without attributing the cause to an individual. Narrative verdicts have been an option for coroners in England and Wales since 2004.
Police to intensify inquiries into death of spy
Police investigating the death of MI6 code-breaker Gareth Williams are to intensify their inquiries into his colleagues and work.
Unanswered questions remain over spy's death
Whatever the coroner's verdict today at the inquest into the death of MI6 spy Gareth Williams, many questions will remain unanswered.
Coroner concludes MI6 agent 'probably' killed unlawfully
MI6 codebreaker Gareth Williams was probably killed unlawfully but the case might never be solved, a coroner has concluded.