BASRA’S citizens were last night turning their thoughts to re-establishing order in their city, with signs that the frenzied looting was subsiding.

British forces were tonight securing parts of Iraq’s second city, Basra, after pushing their way into its centre for the first time.

British Royal Marine Commandos today launched a second major offensive in the south west outskirts of Basra.

British troops today told how they caught a local Baath party kingpin with millions of Iraqi dinars and torture equipment stashed in his home.