Annabelle Wallis

The man accused of helping in some of the worst crimes committed by ex-Libyan leader Muammar Gadaffi has been extradited back to Libya after fleeing to Mauritania.

Abdel Baset al Megrahi — a former Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing — died at home in Tripoli yesterday nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison to the outrage of the relatives of the attack’s 270 victims.

THE four-star Old Ground Hotel in Ennis has a long and somewhat chequered history.

Dragged from hiding in a drainage pipe, a wounded Muammar Gaddafi raised his hands and begged revolutionary fighters: “Don’t kill me, my sons.”

BP CHIEF executive Tony Hayward has been asked to testify before a US Senate committee about the oil giant’s role in Scotland’s decision to release the Lockerbie aeroplane bomber, a Democratic senator said yesterday.

Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi will learn today whether he will be released to return to Libya.

FAMILIES of victims of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing stood sharply divided yesterday over reports that the former Libyan agent jailed for life for the attack is to be freed on compassionate grounds.

A TEENAGER who conned British aviation bosses into believing he was a tycoon with designs on setting up his own airline will not face prosecution, police have said.

A teenager who conned British aviation bosses into believing he was a tycoon with designs on setting up his own airline will not face prosecution, police said today.

TWENTY years have passed since Pan Am Flight 103 was blown out of the skies over the small town of Lockerbie.

A flying boat museum is to get a one million euro boost to ensure Ireland’s brief stint at the centre of the aviation world is not forgotten, the Government announced today.

The £60m (€89m) sale of British plumbing company Dyno-Rod collapsed after potential buyers failed to agree a deal, it emerged tonight.

Investors planning to buy drain clearance-to-pest control firm Dyno-Rod have postponed a stock market flotation of the business, it emerged today

Mercurial Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi came in from the cold today when he made a VIP visit to EC headquarters in Brussels, declaring his readiness to work with the West peacefully after years of championing armed struggle against it.

Making his first trip to the West in 15 years, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was aiming today to improve relations with the European Union despite lingering charges of human rights abuses by his government.

A series of bombs hidden in backpacks exploded in quick succession, blowing apart four commuter trains, killing at least 192 people and wounding more than 1,400.

The UN Security Council is expected to lift sanctions against Libya today - clearing the way for the €2.4bn Lockerbie deal pay out.

Relatives of victims of a 1989 French airliner bombing have signed an increased compensation deal with Libya, paving the way for a UN resolution lifting sanctions against the North African country.

UN diplomats said they would give France more time to reach agreement on its demands for new compensation from Libya for a 1989 bombing of a French airliner before voting to lift sanctions against the North African country. But they stressed that France needs to move quickly.

UN diplomats said they would give France more time to reach agreement on its demands for new compensation from Libya for a 1989 bombing of a French airliner before voting to lift sanctions against the North African country. But they stressed that France needs to move quickly.

France reiterated today that new compensation by Libya for families of victims of a 1989 bombing of a French airliner was an “indispensable condition” for sanctions to be lifted against the North African country.

FAMILIES of those killed in the Lockerbie disaster gave a mixed reaction yesterday to news of the compensation deal.

A man found guilty of the Lockerbie bombing has lost his appeal against his conviction.

New evidence has emerged which could throw doubt on the conviction of Libyan Abdelbaset Al Megrahi, found guilty of murder for his part in the Lockerbie bomb blast, it was reported today.

Colonel Moammar Gaddafi has gone on television to defend Libya over the Lockerbie bombing.

Colonel Gaddafi is expected to produce evidence he claims will clear the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing.

A coach carrying victims’ relatives arrived outside the court at 8.10 am local time.

The families of those who died in the Lockerbie disaster are today finally hearing whether the two Libyans accused of mass murder are innocent or guilty.