Nobody was “personally to blame” for the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes, former British police chief Ian Blair said today.

The family of Jean Charles de Menezes branded his inquest a “whitewash” today as a jury rejected police claims that the Brazilian was lawfully killed.

Innocent Jean Charles de Menezes was shot dead after pictures identifying the real terror suspect arrived too late, an inquest in England heard today.

A woman sitting near Jean Charles de Menezes as he was shot dead in London told how police were "out of control".

Police chasing Jean Charles de Menezes were under "undue pressure" to identify him as a suicide bomber, a senior detective said today.

London Tube shooting victim Jean Charles de Menezes was killed by “tragic” misidentification, a senior police chief said today.

An anti-terror detective failed to check pictures which could have stopped police in the UK mistaking Jean Charles de Menezes for a suicide bomber, an inquest heard today.

A senior British surveillance officer today denied telling bosses that Jean Charles de Menezes was a suspected suicide bomber.

British officers involved in the pursuit of Jean Charles de Menezes today criticised “chaotic” scenes in the police control room on the day he was shot.

Jean Charles de Menezes was the victim of "terrible and extraordinary circumstances", the senior policewoman in charge of the operation that led to his death told an inquest today.

Police marksmen should only open fire if they have definitely identified a suspect, Scotland Yard's anti-terror chief told the London inquest into Jean Charles de Menezes's death today.

Some of the surveillance officers staking out Jean Charles de Menezes's home did not have a picture of the July 21 suspect they were hunting, it was claimed today.

Footage of Jean Charles de Menezes travelling on a London bus just minutes before he was shot dead was revealed for the first time today.

THE wife of failed suicide bomber Hussain Osman was jailed for 15 years yesterday for failing to tell police of his plans for “carnage and mass murder”.

Four men serving at least 40 years behind bars for planning the failed July 21 London suicide bombings failed today in a British Court of Appeal bid to challenge their convictions.

THE FAMILY of Jean Charles de Menezes pledged yesterday that they would not rest in their fight for justice and said they were awaiting a full and thorough inquest.

The Metropolitan Police was today found guilty of breaching health and safety laws over the shooting of innocent Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes.

A jury today retired to consider its verdict in the trial of the Metropolitan Police in England over the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.

The leader of the firearms team that shot innocent Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes choked with emotion today as he defended his officers in court.

All four of London's July 21 bombers were given life sentences today and will serve a minimum of 40 years.

A WOMAN rushed over to help one of the alleged July 21 terrorists after he detonated his rucksack bomb because she thought he had been shot, a court heard yesterday.

ONE of the alleged July 21 bombers has admitted making all the home-made devices, described in court yesterday as being as powerful as TNT or gelignite.

THE dramatic moments when four would-be suicide bombers tried and failed to detonate their home-made rucksack bombs on three Tube trains and a bus were described in court yesterday.

Dramatic CCTV footage of the moment when one of the alleged July 21 bombers tried to detonate his rucksack bomb and failed was revealed for the first time today.

A jury was sworn in today to try six men accused of plotting to murder people in the July 21 alleged attempted bombing.

THE trial process of six men accused of plotting to murder people in the July 21 alleged attempted bombings began yesterday.

One of the alleged failed July 21 suicide bombers Hussain Osman was remanded in custody today following his first appearance in a British court.

ONE of the suspects in the failed July 21 London suicide bombings was arrested and charged when he landed back in Britain yesterday.

Suspected failed July 21 suicide bomber Hussain Osman was today charged with conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder and explosives offences, Scotland Yard said.

One of the suspects in the failed July 21 London suicide bombings landed back on British soil today.

LAWYERS for London bomb suspect Hussain Osman, 27, challenged his extradition to Britain yesterday.

Lawyers for the family of Jean Charles de Menezes met officials from the UK's police watchdog today for the first time since a fresh wave of revelations re-ignited the controversy over his shooting by anti-terror officers.

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The shooting dead of an innocent Brazilian by anti-terror police in London was branded “shocking and terrifying” after new details of alleged police blunders emerged.

TWO women accused of helping the alleged would-be suicide bomber Hussain Osman to flee Britain appeared in court yesterday to face terror charges.

Four men accused of plotting to murder passengers on London’s transport network in the July 21 failed suicide attacks, appeared in court for the first time today.

Three alleged would-be suicide bombers will appear in court today charged with plotting to murder passengers on the London transport system.

Crimes motivated by religious hatred have jumped by nearly 600% in London since the July 7 bombings.

BOMB suspect Hussain Osman could be sent to London temporarily in a bid to settle any diplomatic problems between Britain and Italy over questioning him.

Two men were being questioned today by detectives investigating the failed July 21 bomb attacks following raids in south London.

ONE of the July 21 suspected would-be suicide bombers was charged with terrorist offences in Italy yesterday.

London bombing suspect Hussain Osman, also known as Hamdi Issac, arrested in Rome last week, has been charged under Italy’s anti-terrorism laws, his lawyer said today.

ALLEGED would-be suicide bomber Hussain Osman was only staging a protest in his actions on July 21 and is not a terrorist, his lawyer said yesterday.