THE mother of murdered toddler James Bulger has spoken of her fury after it emerged that one of his freed killers was allowed on an unsupervised holiday abroad.

One of James Bulger’s killers had sex with a member of prison staff shortly before his release on parole was agreed, it was alleged today.

ITV has apologised to football fans for showing adverts during the only goal in the Merseyside derby.

Between them, European Tour rookies Robert Dinwiddie and Ross McGowan have made no fewer than 17 attempts to get into the Open and not succeeded once.

Three men accused of playing leading roles in the Rwandan genocide of 1994 were today remanded in custody by a British court.

HOLDERS Liverpool are expected to win the battle to defend their Champions League title next season within the next 48 hours.

The family of murdered Iraq hostage Ken Bigley including his mother Lil and his wife Sombat, were in Liverpool today for a memorial the service at the city’s Anglican Cathedral.

Prayers were said at churches across Liverpool today in memory of murdered hostage Ken Bigley.

AFTER a career spent working across the globe and a life punctuated with heartache, Kenneth Bigley hoped Iraq would be his last posting before he settled into happy retirement at a new home in Bangkok.

THE suffering of Kenneth Bigley’s Dublin-born mother was described last night by his cousin.

The suffering of Ken Bigley’s mother was described tonight by his cousin.

The elderly mother of Baghdad hostage Ken Bigley was taken to hospital today for a second time.

Soccer legend George Best spent 10 hours under arrest today in connection with an alleged assault.

Troubled ex-boxer Frank Bruno was spotted wandering the streets of Liverpool just 48 hours before he was sectioned under the British Mental Health Act, it emerged today.

GEORGE BEST was tonight back in the pub where he was said to have begun drinking again less than a year after his life-saving liver transplant.

Soccer legend George Best faced some awkward questions today after he was arrested for assault amid claims he had started drinking again.

Manchester United legend George Best was arrested after an incident at a hotel today, police sources said.

Everton striker Duncan Ferguson will not be prosecuted for assaulting a burglar he caught in his home, police said today.

EVERTON striker Duncan Ferguson is being investigated

Two people were hurt in the UK today after a train carrying up to 400 people was understood to have hit the buffers at a station.

Police investigating the disappearance of Milly Dowler say a breakthrough in the case will be "a matter of luck."

James Bulger’s schoolboy killers attended the same primary school in the impoverished district but their home lives were significantly different.

A coroner has accused teenage magazines of contributing to a 17-year-old girl's eating disorder which led to her death.