A jury retired today to consider its verdicts following the trial of a man accused of murdering five prostitutes in the UK in 2006.

The man accused of murdering five prostitutes in England could offer no explanation today for why blood from two of the women was found on one of his coats.

The man accused of murdering five prostitutes today told a court that he was the unlucky victim of dozens of coincidences.

A forklift truck driver accused of murdering five prostitutes in the UK, today told jurors that he could have picked up three of the women on the nights they disappeared.

A forklift truck driver accused of murdering five prostitutes began giving evidence at his trial today.

Fibres linked to a forklift truck driver and found on the bodies of three murdered prostitutes “would not occur by chance,” a court in the UK heard today.

A “weird” man called Tom Stephens was questioned by police days after the naked remains of five prostitutes were found in Ipswich in the UK, a jury heard today.

The mother of one of five prostitutes found murdered during a 10-day period had “no idea” that her daughter was a sex worker, a jury heard today.

A jury has seen the home of a forklift truck driver accused of murdering five prostitutes in England.

THE reason why Steve Wright murdered five prostitutes in the space of a few weeks may remain a mystery forever, a jury was told yesterday.

It might never be known what drove a forklift truck driver to embark on a “campaign of murder” in which he allegedly killed five prostitutes, a court heard today.

A FORKLIFT truck driver murdered five prostitutes within weeks and left the bodies of two posed in a “cruciform” shape, a jury was told yesterday.

Police in England caught Steve Wright “cruising” Ipswich’s red light area the day before the first body was found, jurors were told today.

A forklift truck driver murdered five prostitutes within weeks and left the bodies of two posed in a “cruciform” shape, a jury in England was told today.

Former pub landlord Steve Wright has gone on trial at Ipswich Crown Court, accused of the murders of five prostitutes.

A jury was selected today to hear the trial of a former pub landlord accused of murdering five prostitutes.

The trial of a former pub landlord accused of murdering five prostitutes will begin today.

A 49-year-old man denied today that he murdered five prostitutes in England.

The funeral of one of five prostitutes found dead late last year took place today.

Comedian Ricky Gervais defended himself today after making a joke about the killing of prostitutes just weeks after five were murdered in Suffolk.

THE cost of the Ipswich prostitute murder inquiry has topped £5 million (€7.4m) in its first month and it could become the most expensive investigation Britain has ever seen, police said yesterday.

A barrister who prosecuted Soham murderer Ian Huntley is set to represent a man accused of murdering five Ipswich prostitutes, a lawyer said today.

A 48-year-old man appeared in court today accused of murdering five prostitutes.

A 48-year-old man will appear in court today accused of murdering five prostitutes.

Detectives questioning two men on suspicion of murdering five prostitutes are tonight making an announcement on the latest developments in the inquiry.

A SECOND man was being questioned last night over the murders of five prostitutes in Ipswich, in a move police sources described as “significant”.

A writer who has been researching Ipswich’s red light scene for the last two years and was a client of murdered prostitute Anneli Alderton today said he was doing all he could to help police with their inquiries.

YESTERDAY’S arrest comes after a huge police manhunt was launched more than a fortnight ago following the discovery of 25-year-old Gemma Adams. Here is the timeline of events leading up to the arrest:

Detectives arrested a man today on suspicion of murdering five women working as prostitutes in Suffolk, England.

Inquests into the deaths of four of the murdered women working as prostitutes in England have been postponed, police said today.

The boyfriend of murdered Ipswich woman Anneli Alderton has described his grief at losing his partner and the couple’s unborn baby.

Detectives in the UK have released CCTV images showing one of the murdered Ipswich prostitutes.

One of five prostitutes found murdered in Ipswich during the past two weeks was expecting a child, a police chief confirmed today.

DETECTIVES have ordered toxicology tests to be carried out on the bodies of all five prostitutes found murdered near Ipswich in the past two weeks.

Prayers were held at a candlelit vigil tonight for the five murdered prostitutes as well as the person responsible for their deaths.

Police hunting the killer of five prostitutes said tonight they were tightening the net around a series of suspects.

Detectives are expected to name the fifth victim of England's so-called Ipswich Ripper today and reveal how she died.

A UK Home Office pathologist was today preparing to examine the body of the fifth woman found near Ipswich in England during the past two weeks.

Detectives hunting a serial killer are investigating tonight whether clothing thought to have been found in an Ipswich river is linked to the deaths of two more women.

British detectives investigating the murders of five prostitutes in Ipswich, England, said today that, during the night, they had received three more reports of missing prostitutes.

Murdered prostitute Anneli Alderton was today described as a “kind-hearted girl” who turned to drugs and prostitution after getting in with the “wrong crowd”.

Police in England will confirm today the identities of two more victims of the so-called Ipswich Ripper.

A MASSIVE manhunt is underway for the serial killer thought to be responsible for the “unprecedented” murders of five prostitutes.

A PROSTITUTE feared dead after two more bodies were discovered yesterday by police investigating the murders of three sex workers took part in a chilling TV interview just days before she vanished.