Britain's former Labour government did “all it could” to help Libya secure the release of the Lockerbie bomber, Britain’s top civil servant said today.

A dossier of official documents shedding light on the release of the Lockerbie bomber will be published today.

Libya was given advice by a British government minister on how to secure convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi’s release, it was reported today.

A group of American politicians is demanding the Lockerbie bomber is returned to jail and has branded the process which led to his release as "incredibly flawed".

A review of US government records found no information about BP attempting to influence the release of the Lockerbie bomber, a committee hearing in America was told.

A review of US government records found no information about BP seeking to secure the release of the Lockerbie bomber, a State Department official said today.

The Obama administration today called for the only person convicted of the Lockerbie bombing to be returned to a Scottish prison.

A cancer doctor involved in discussions leading up to the release of the Lockerbie bomber said today the medical portion of the application was a "fair reflection" of specialist advice.

US senators who want a hearing into the Lockerbie bomber’s release were urged to sign a letter asking the Scottish Government to hold its own public inquiry into the tragedy, it emerged last night.

A string of high profile British witnesses who refused to testify at a US Senate hearing into the release of the Lockerbie bomber were today facing accusations of “stonewalling”.

A cancer specialist who examined the Lockerbie bomber did not endorse the view that he had less than three months to live, it was reported today.

The release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was “wrong and misguided”, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a letter to US senators today.

The US Senate has invited the BP boss Tony Hayward to testify at a hearing on the release of the Lockerbie bomber.

Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi "should have died in jail", David Cameron said today as he sought to calm renewed criticism in the United States of his release amid fresh questions over the role played by BP.

The row over the release of the Lockerbie bomber intensified today after former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband claimed it was “clearly wrong”.

A UK public inquiry should be held into the release of the Lockerbie bomber, a backbench Tory MP said today.

Four US senators tonight asked the State Department to investigate whether oil giant BP played a role in winning last year’s release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie airliner bombing.

Four US senators are calling on Britain to investigate the circumstances of last year’s release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie airliner bombing.

Fresh calls were made today for the release of the Lockerbie bomber's medical records after reports that he could be dead within a month.

Calls for the medical evidence behind the release of the Lockerbie bomber to be published in full were stepped up today.

A body which investigates alleged miscarriages of justice has been given permission to release details of the case of the Lockerbie bomber, it was announced today.

A US senator today demanded the return of the Lockerbie bomber to prison in Scotland.

British MPs are to study the handling of the case of the Lockerbie bomber as part of a wider probe into relations between Westminster and Holyrood, it was announced today.

The Libyan man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing today published more documents he claims prove his innocence.

Gordon Brown today said he still believes it would have been “a mistake” for him to attempt to interfere in the decision of the Scottish Executive to free Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi.

Colonel Gaddafi said today no deal was done to secure the release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing.

A woman whose brother died in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, said she and another victim’s relative met with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, whose country has been blamed for the attack.

Gordon Brown declined to press Colonel Muammar Gaddafi for compensation for IRA bomb victims out of concern that a ministerial intervention might upset relations with Libya, it emerged today.

British Justice Secretary Jack Straw acknowledged today that the prospect of trade and oil deals with Libya played a part in the UK government’s handling of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi.

Family members say the only man convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has been taken to intensive care after his condition worsened.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown today insisted he gave no assurances to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi about the future of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi when he met him earlier this year.

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband said today that Gordon Brown did not want to see the Lockerbie bomber die in jail.

Libya is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the coup that brought Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to power with a parade, lavish dance spectacles and fighter jets streaking overhead.

A senior Libyan official says the health of the Lockerbie bomber, who has terminal prostate cancer, is quickly getting worse since his homecoming less than two weeks ago.

Footage of the Lockerbie bomber in his hospital bed emerged as the row over his release raged on today.

Nelson Mandela has given his backing to the controversial decision to free the Lockerbie bomber, it emerged today.

The Lockerbie bomber today backed calls for a public inquiry into the atrocity.

The son of Colonel Gaddafi today claimed Libya’s original prisoner transfer deal with the UK had targeted the Lockerbie bomber and was directly linked to talks on trade and oil.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said today he was “angry” and “repulsed” at the reception given to the freed Lockerbie bomber in Libya – but still declined to say if he agreed with the decision to release him.

Scotland’s justice secretary faced a barrage of criticism today as he explained why he freed the Lockerbie bomber.

Scotland’s justice secretary today accused Libya of breaking a promise not to give freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Al Megrahi a hero’s welcome on his return home.

Both the British and Scottish governments are facing acute pressure over the release of the Lockerbie bomber after the most stinging criticism yet of the move.

The British Foreign Office is strongly denying claims that the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Al Megrahi was linked to trade agreements between Britain and Libya.

The Lockerbie bomber left Britain a free man today after being released on compassionate grounds – a decision US president Barack Obama labelled a “mistake”.