A man who set up a sophisticated cannabis growing operation in his bedroom worth almost €10,000 after sourcing the seeds online and ordering the equipment from Amazon was trying to treat his back pain, a Court has heard.

A serial killer in the UK "definitely" left other victims, according to the former police officer who led investigations into the "evil, sadistic" murderer.

Serial killer Peter Tobin was taken to hospital yesterday after a suspected heart attack.

Setting down his paper after digesting the gloomy pre-Budget forecast, Brian Duggan barely needed a moment to recall exactly how many jobs he’s applied for since being laid off.

Police searching for victims of serial killer Peter Tobin will resume their hunt for clues at one of his former seaside homes next week.

Searches at a former home of serial killer Peter Tobin drew to a close tonight after police said they were “fully satisfied” it was not linked to any crimes.

Police in Britain were beginning a drilling and digging operation today in the basement of a former home of serial killer Peter Tobin.

POLICE searching gardens linked to serial killer Peter Tobin said yesterday they would also be searching the interiors of the properties he once lived at.

DETECTIVES investigating suspected murders linked to serial killer Peter Tobin began digging up two gardens yesterday.

UK police investigating the life of serial killer Peter Tobin have begun searching the gardens of two properties in East Sussex.

SERIAL killer Peter Tobin was last night labelled “pure evil” as police trawled unsolved crimes in an attempt to reveal the full horror of his criminal past.

THE extent of Peter Tobin’s serial killings may never be known.

A FORMER handyman abducted and murdered two teenage girls within 18 months of his marriage breaking up, jurors heard yesterday.

A MAN accused of murdering a teenager in 1991 has convictions for the murder of another young woman and sex attacks on two schoolgirls, a court heard yesterday.

MOURNERS at the funeral of Vicky Hamilton yesterday were told the schoolgirl’s family had been “robbed” of seeing her grow up.

A MAN has been charged in connection with attacking convicted killer Peter Tobin in prison, police sources said last night.

The man charged with murdering schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton remained in hospital today after a jail attack which caused him to miss a court appearance.

FOR the vast majority of families whose loved ones go missing the resolution of their case is quick and culminates in a happy ending when they are discovered unharmed.

The father of British student Dinah McNicol today visited the house where his daughter’s remains are believed to have been hidden for 16 years.

English police searching the former home of convicted murderer Peter Tobin found a second body today.

THE discovery of human remains in the back garden of a house in the Kent town of Margate gives the address a disturbing infamy.

PETER TOBIN, who worked as an odd-job man, is now at the centre of police inquiries across Britain and Wales.

THE former next-door neighbour of Peter Tobin described him yesterday as “creepy”.

TWO of Peter Tobin’s former wives claim he routinely attacked and abused them, and even stabbed one and left her for dead.

A FOOTBALL club is to donate £5,000 (€7,400) to help fly a student’s body back to Poland.