Gunman Derrick Bird was embroiled in a major tax investigation into a mystery £60,000 deposited in his bank account, according to a friend.

THE family of gunman Derrick Bird were last night struggling to understand what turned the quiet taxi driver into a mass killer.

MANY victims of the rampage were blasted in the face, a senior medic who dealt with casualties said yesterday.

The family of gunman Derrick Bird were tonight struggling to understand what turned the quiet taxi driver into a mass killer.

At least five people were dead in Britain today after a taxi driver went on the rampage with a shotgun then killed himself.