Questions were asked today about why police failed to stop Cumbrian killer Derrick Bird sooner.

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

Police in England hunting a gunman responsible for a killing spree said today they had found his body.

At least four people were feared dead and several more injured today after a gunman went on the rampage in the Lake Distrct.