Stocks rose slightly today with the Dow Jones industrial average briefly touching a new intraday trading high after the UN Security Council condemned North Korea over its claim of an underground nuclear test.

A surge in oil prices sent the major stock indexes to their lowest level of the year today as investors overlooked a strong earnings report and a bullish outlook from General Electric Co. All three indexes fell for the third straight week.

The vetting of Ian Huntley to become a school caretaker was flawed at every basic stage, Cambridgeshire Chief Constable Tom Lloyd has admitted.

An alleged offence against Ian Huntley was recorded on Britain's Police National Computer two years late, the Soham inquiry heard today.

SOHAM killer Ian Huntley was identified in a police intelligence report as a “serial sex attacker” who would strike again, three years before he murdered Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, it was revealed yesterday.

An inquiry has been launched into why police checks failed to reveal Ian Huntley’s disturbing history after he applied to be site manager at Soham Village College.