The only man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has been buried with little fanfare near the Libyan capital.

Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the Libyan man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, has died, according to his brother.

Donald Trump has complained he was “lured” into investing in Scotland by two First Ministers.

The Lockerbie bomber has reportedly been admitted to hospital for a blood transfusion.

Colonel Gaddafi has taken unanswered questions about the Lockerbie bombing and the murder of WPc Yvonne Fletcher with him to the grave, justice campaigners said today.

THE man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing said “new facts” surrounding the 1988 attack that killed 270 people would be announced in the coming months.

LIBYAN interim government forces bent on seizing Muammar Gaddafi’s remaining strongholds fell back after another chaotic attack on the desert town of Bani Walid yesterday, but renewed their battle for the deposed leader’s birthplace of Sirte.

The Gaddafi regime warned British officials that there would be “dire consequences” for relations between the UK and Libya if Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi died in his Scottish jail cell, it has emerged.

IT’S reported that the American authorities are now seeking the extradition of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi the alleged Lockerbie Bomber, claiming he was not properly punished or he only served 10 years in custody. John Bolton, the former US Ambassador to the United States, said Megrahi should have received the death penalty.

THE leader of the authority charged with keeping track of the Lockerbie bomber said his officials are in “uncharted” territory and do not know what to do if contact is lost.

FOR four decades, the willful, mercurial figure of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has been a thorn in the side of the West.

Relatives of victims of the Lockerbie bombing have described their continued distress that the man convicted of the atrocity remains in Libya almost two years to the day since he was freed on compassionate grounds.

THE appearance of the convicted Lockerbie bomber on Libyan television has confirmed a “great mistake” was made in releasing him from jail, Foreign Secretary William Hague said.

THE man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing has appeared on Libyan television at a pro-governmental rally.

The British-educated son of Libya’s leader says the country’s foreign minister defected for health reasons and has no new information to offer UK authorities questioning him about the Lockerbie bombing.

SCOTTISH police and prosecutors are to meet Foreign Office officials to discuss Libyan defector Musa Kusa.

Britain's former Labour government did “all it could” to help Libya secure the release of the Lockerbie bomber, Britain’s top civil servant said today.

A dossier of official documents shedding light on the release of the Lockerbie bomber will be published today.

Libya was given advice by a British government minister on how to secure convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi’s release, it was reported today.

The Lockerbie bomber was said to be close to death today after a rapid deterioration in his health.

The British government feared that Libya would take "harsh and immediate action" against its interests if the Lockerbie bomber died in prison, according to leaked US diplomatic cables.

SCOTLAND’S Roman Catholic leader attacked America’s “culture of vengeance” yesterday as he defended the release of the Lockerbie bomber.

BP said today that "no final decision" had been taken over management changes and loss provisions following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

THE US Government told Scottish officials that the Lockerbie bomber’s release on compassionate grounds was “far preferable” to his transfer back to a Libyan jail, it was revealed yesterday.

Embattled BP chief executive Tony Hayward is negotiating his exit package with an announcement on his future expected in the coming 24 hours, it was reported today.

Speculation was mounting today over the future of BP boss Tony Hayward as its staff prepared to return to the storm-hit Gulf of Mexico.

The release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was “wrong and misguided”, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a letter to US senators today.

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond today insisted he did not regret the controversial release from prison of the Lockerbie bomber.

DAVID CAMERON insisted yesterday that BP should not be blamed for the “completely wrong” decision to release the Lockerbie bomber.

Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi "should have died in jail", David Cameron said today as he sought to calm renewed criticism in the United States of his release amid fresh questions over the role played by BP.

British Prime Minister David Cameron will meet US senators to discuss concerns over the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, as he sought to prevent the issue overshadowing his first official visit to America as PM.

A group of US senators have requested a meeting with David Cameron during his visit to Washington to discuss their concerns about the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, it emerged tonight.

I CAN fully understand that the relatives and friends of those who were killed in the Lockerbie terrorist bombing would suffer anguish and a sense of extreme injustice when Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was released from prison on compassionate grounds. I can also understand why they would want to attack those who released Megrahi.

RELATIVES of the victims of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing have given a cautious welcome to a statement by Libya that it is ready, in principle, to pay them compensation.

Nelson Mandela has arrived in Scotland to visit the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing.