A man previously arrested in relation to the murder of Michaela McAreavey has given an interview explaining why his DNA was found in the room where she died.

A new police team of three senior officers is to carry out a fresh investigation into the murder of honeymooner Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius.

A new police team is taking over the investigation and a judicial inquiry is being launched into the death of Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius.

The North's Attorney General is to examine papers from the trial into the murder of honeymooner Michaela McAreavey.

The North's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has said the acquittal of two men over the murder of honeymooner Michaela McAreavey was "perverse".

Police in Mauritius have launched an inquiry into how graphic photographs of murdered honeymooner Michaela McAreavey were published in a local newspaper.

The director of public prosecutions (DPP) in Mauritius has suggested another investigation will be launched into the murder of honeymooner Michaela McAreavey.

Lawyers for two men acquitted of the murder of Michaela McAreavey are today expected to say they have information which could lead to the arrest of her killer.

The husband of murdered honeymooner Michaela McAreavey has appealed for privacy following the acquittal of two hotel workers over his wife’s killing.

Members of the McAreavey family are expected to return home this weekend from Mauritius.

The guards could hardly shield their anger, bundling throngs of celebrating supporters aside they escorted their erstwhile prisoners across the courtyard one last time.

Two men acquitted of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius tonight expressed joy and relief as their lawyers insisted the real culprit could still be found.

Unbeknown to the jury in the Michaela McAreavey murder trial, the case could have potentially collapsed six weeks into hearing evidence.

Three other hotel workers originally charged in connection with Michaela McAreavey’s murder could hardly have had more varied experiences since.

The verdict in the Michaela McAreavey case will inevitably prompt serious questions for Mauritian police over their handling of the murder investigation.

Two former hotel workers have been acquitted of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius.

A jury has retired to consider its verdicts in the trial of two hotel workers accused of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius.

A judge has told jurors in the trial of two men accused of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey to ignore any ramifications their verdicts may have on the reputation of Mauritius.

A jury is expected to retire today to consider its verdicts in the trial of two hotel workers accused of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius.

The family of honeymooner Michaela McAreavey and the people of Ireland would not want innocent men convicted of her murder, defence lawyers have told jurors.

Police should reopen the investigation into the murder of honeymooner Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius so the real culprit can be found, a lawyer for one of two men accused of the crime has told their trial.

Grotesque theories that pointed the finger at the widower of Michaela McAreavey during the trial of the men accused of her murder were an insult to her memory, a prosecutor said.

Two hotel workers showed a killing instinct by brutally murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey when they could have just walked away, their trial has been told today.

A verdict is anticipated next week in the trial of two men accused of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius after the final pieces of evidence were presented to the jury.

The final defence witness has testified in the trial of two men accused of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius.

A man accused of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius has told a court he was making a telephone call at the time she died.

Police investigating the murder of Michaela McAreavey have diced with justice and risked the reputation of Mauritius by accusing a man who could not have physically committed the crime, his trial was warned.

Looking directly at the jurors, Rama Valayden raised his right hand and slapped himself hard on both cheeks.

Police investigating the murder of Michaela McAreavey have diced with justice and risked the reputation of Mauritius by accusing a man who could not have physically committed the crime, his trial was warned.

The judge in the trial of two men accused of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey has thanked jurors for their patience after proceedings were hit by another delay.

The trial of two men accused of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius has been hit with another delay.

A hotel worker who alleges he was beaten into confessing to the murder of honeymooner Michaela McAreavey has been challenged to explain why two doctors apparently found no sign of any injuries on him.

A hotel worker accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius has been branded a serial liar who has invented stories to support his alibi.

A man accused of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey has told a court he had no choice but to sign an admission after police allegedly threatened to lock up his parents and deport his wife.

A man accused of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey has broken down in court after claiming he was tortured by police during interrogation.

One of the two hotel workers on trial for the murder of Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius has told the trial that he was beaten, tortured and threatened with a gun by the police, following his arrest.

A hotel worker accused of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius has insisted he was elsewhere in the resort when she died.

One of the men accused of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius is due to testify in his own defence today.

The widower of honeymooner Michaela McAreavey accused a lawyer for one of the men on trial for her murder of lying as he opened the case for the defence.

The trial of two men accused of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius has been adjourned until next week.

The prosecution has closed its case against two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey after the defendants and jurors visited the Mauritian hotel where the honeymooner was found dead.

Two men accused of murdering honeymooner Michaela McAreavey were taken to the Mauritius hotel where she was found dead as the jury toured the site.

The identity of a couple seen apparently arguing in the hotel in Mauritius where honeymooner Michaela McAreavey died is no longer an issue in the trial of two men accused of her murder, the judge has told jurors.

Further CCTV footage has been requested at the trial of two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey, in a bid to identify a mystery couple apparently rowing at the hotel where she died.