It is a little known fact that the distinctive look of the newspaper read by schoolboy wizard Harry Potter and his friends is the work of a couple of muggles.

Wild rocker Ozzy Osbourne is a more desirable dad than Prime Minister Tony Blair, a poll found today.

DETECTIVE Inspector Brendan McArdle is hoping that the belated conviction of John Crerar for a 23-year-old murder has left other unconvicted killers uneasy.

An elderly patient who was ‘‘fanatical’’ about home security was found dead at her home with both doors to her bungalow unlocked and just an hour after Dr Harold Shipman’s car was seen parked outside, the inquiry into the family doctor’s crimes heard today.