Questions remain over why police and intelligence agencies did not monitor the Muslim fanatics who beheaded a young soldier more closely, and an inquiry is being carried out by MPs on the Intelligence and Security Committee into how much they knew and whether the killers could have been stopped.

A man will appear in a British court this morning charged with the murder of soldier Lee Rigby, Scotland Yard has said.

The fiancee of murdered soldier Lee Rigby said last night that she was “devastated” by his loss and has been moved by all the tributes to a “great man”.