THE murder of Sally Geeson has devastated the lives of hundreds of people who knew her, a priest said yesterday.

PRODUCERS of BBC TV children's show Blue Peter have apologised over the use of the Red Hand of Ulster symbol.

BRITAIN'S biggest all-force police investigation is being launched to help identify victims of the Asian tsunami, Scotland Yard said yesterday.

A MAN has been arrested and detained for allegedly hacking into a charity website aimed at raising £200 million for victims of the Asian tsunami disaster.

CELEBRITY chef Gordon Ramsay is set to expand his empire by opening his first restaurant in Japan.

INSIDE STORYFORTY years after Churchill's death, a new £14m museum in London pays tribute to Britain's most iconic statesman and wartime leader who led the nation against Nazi aggression.

THE British officer who illegally ordered British soldiers to work their Iraqi captives "hard" was yesterday savaged for failing in his duty of care to the men under his command.

THE only man jailed in connection with the Omagh bombing is to face a retrial after his conviction was overturned yesterday.

THE former MSP Keith Raffan was last night asked to explain why he had claimed business mileage in Scotland when it was reported he was on an all-expenses-paid trip to the Isle of Man.

AT LEAST one in ten Edinburgh residents may not have a vote in next month's landmark congestion charge referendum, it emerged yesterday - a week after registration closed.

RUTH KELLY yesterday faced calls to relinquish her membership of the controversial Catholic sect, Opus Dei, branded a cult by critics - or resign from the Cabinet.

EDINBURGH city council are accused of panicking in the run up to the congestion charge referendum after pledging to remove parking charges to help retailers keep customers.

THE first woman MSP to be sent to jail yesterday denied that her night in prison was a publicity stunt - but was ridiculed for complaining that the prison authorities confiscated her moisturiser.