President Michael d Higgins has warned against forgetting the events of the troubles that led to the peace process. Speaking as he left for a four-day visit to Britain, Mr Higgins said that looking towards a peaceful future in the north should not involve any attempt to "wipe the slate clean". The president is the first Irish head of state to make an official state visit to Britain. He will stay at Windsor Castle as a guest of Queen Elizabeth. Mr Higgins is being accompanied by his wife Sabina as well as the republic's minister for foreign affairs and tanaiste Eamon Gilmore. A state ba[...]