Construction workers discovered 74 bone fragments over the weekend on the roof of a vacant skyscraper across from the World Trade Centre site in New York.

A British man was jailed after trying to defraud a fund set up to help people affected by the September 11 terror attacks, authorities said today.

The structure which will replace New York’s twin towers could stand more than 2,000ft high, dwarfing the world’s tallest buildings, it was reported today.

A complex of angular buildings and a 1,776ft spire designed by Berlin-based architect Daniel Libeskind has been chosen as the plan for the World Trade Centre site.

Seven teams of architects from around the world will today reveal their plans for Ground Zero in New York.