US senators who want a hearing into the Lockerbie bomber’s release were urged to sign a letter asking the Scottish Government to hold its own public inquiry into the tragedy, it emerged last night.

A string of high profile British witnesses who refused to testify at a US Senate hearing into the release of the Lockerbie bomber were today facing accusations of “stonewalling”.

The row over the release of the Lockerbie bomber intensified today after former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband claimed it was “clearly wrong”.

A UK public inquiry should be held into the release of the Lockerbie bomber, a backbench Tory MP said today.

BRITISH Foreign Secretary William Hague told the US there was “no evidence” to support claims the release of the Lockerbie bomber was linked to BP oil deals.

FOUR US senators have written a letter calling on Britain to investigate the circumstances surrounding last year’s release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing.

Fresh calls were made today for the release of the Lockerbie bomber's medical records after reports that he could be dead within a month.

Calls for the medical evidence behind the release of the Lockerbie bomber to be published in full were stepped up today.

A body which investigates alleged miscarriages of justice has been given permission to release details of the case of the Lockerbie bomber, it was announced today.

A US senator today demanded the return of the Lockerbie bomber to prison in Scotland.

THE chief constable of the police force investigating the Lockerbie atrocity said yesterday they would continue to search for the convicted bomber’s accomplices.

British MPs are to study the handling of the case of the Lockerbie bomber as part of a wider probe into relations between Westminster and Holyrood, it was announced today.

The Libyan man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing today published more documents he claims prove his innocence.

Gordon Brown today said he still believes it would have been “a mistake” for him to attempt to interfere in the decision of the Scottish Executive to free Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi.

Colonel Gaddafi said today no deal was done to secure the release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing.

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi today attacked the United Nations, branding the Security Council the “terror council”.

Protests will greet Colonel Muammar Gaddafi as he heads to the United Nations in New York today.

Two DUP MPs are meeting Libyan diplomats in London today as part of a campaign for compensation for victims of IRA violence.

The North’s First Minister Peter Robinson warned today he would not tolerate PSNI officers being sent to Libya on future assignments.

THE health of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi was under question yesterday following reports it had deteriorated markedly.

One of Gordon Brown’s closest allies suggested today that the British Prime Minister had not wanted the Lockerbie bomber freed.

British Justice Secretary Jack Straw acknowledged today that the prospect of trade and oil deals with Libya played a part in the UK government’s handling of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi.

BRITAIN’S prime minister sought yesterday to beat back criticism surrounding the release of the Lockerbie bomber, insisting that he gave no assurances to Libya’s leaders that the bomber would be freed in exchange for oil contracts.

Family members say the only man convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has been taken to intensive care after his condition worsened.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown today insisted he gave no assurances to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi about the future of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi when he met him earlier this year.

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband said today that Gordon Brown did not want to see the Lockerbie bomber die in jail.

A senior Libyan official says the health of the Lockerbie bomber, who has terminal prostate cancer, is quickly getting worse since his homecoming less than two weeks ago.

Libya is in talks with the British government about a potential compensation deal for victims of Tripoli-backed IRA terrorism, it was revealed today.

Footage of the Lockerbie bomber in his hospital bed emerged as the row over his release raged on today.

The Lockerbie bomber today backed calls for a public inquiry into the atrocity.

The son of Colonel Gaddafi today claimed Libya’s original prisoner transfer deal with the UK had targeted the Lockerbie bomber and was directly linked to talks on trade and oil.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said today he was “angry” and “repulsed” at the reception given to the freed Lockerbie bomber in Libya – but still declined to say if he agreed with the decision to release him.

President Barack Obama led the US in voicing condemnation over the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi.

The Lockerbie bomber left Britain a free man today after being released on compassionate grounds – a decision US president Barack Obama labelled a “mistake”.

The Lockerbie bomber is to be freed on compassionate grounds, Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill announced today.

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

The fate of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi will be announced tomorrow, the Scottish Government said today.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton piled more pressure on the Scottish government today over whether to free the Lockerbie bomber by issuing a fresh call to keep him locked up.

THE Libyan convicted of the Lockerbie bombing has formally dropped the second appeal against his conviction for the attack which killed 270 people.

The Libyan convicted of the Lockerbie bombing today formally dropped the second appeal against his conviction for the attack which killed 270 people.

Seven US senators have written to Scotland’s justice secretary calling for the Lockerbie bomber to remain in jail, it was confirmed today.

The man found guilty of the Lockerbie bombing has applied to drop the second appeal against his conviction, it was confirmed today.

Anger was growing among US relatives of Lockerbie bombing victims today over the possible imminent release of the man convicted of the atrocity.

THE cancer-stricken Lockerbie bomber could die before a decision is made on his appeal after new delays in the case, his lawyer warned yesterday.