GOVERNMENT weapons expert David Kelly was given just two days warning that his name was likely to appear in the press, the inquiry into his death was told yesterday.

BBC journalist Andrew Gilligan last night denied doctoring his computer notes of his meeting with the Government weapons expert David Kelly.

BBC journalist Andrew Gilligan tonight denied doctoring his computer notes of his meeting with the UK government weapons expert David Kelly.

ANDREW GILLIGAN, the reporter at the centre of the row over the British Government’s Iraq weapons dossier, misled senior BBC managers over his contacts with weapons expert David Kelly, the inquiry into the scientist’s death was told yesterday.

Beleaguered BBC reporter Andrew Gilligan was returning to the Hutton Inquiry today knowing he is already at the centre of an investigation by his bosses.

The inquiry into the death of weapons expert David Kelly was resuming today, with BBC director general Greg Dyke giving evidence for the first time.

UK weapons expert David Kelly was being considered for an honour in May this year, his widow Janice told the Hutton Inquiry today.

WITH measured politeness, British Prime Minister Tony Blair assured Lord Hutton yesterday that he was, of course, responsible in the end for everything.

REPORTER Andrew Gilligan may have increased the pressures on David Kelly by briefing MPs on how to question the weapons specialist at a committee hearing days before his death, the chairman of the BBC governors acknowledged yesterday.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair began his evidence to the Hutton Inquiry today.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair was today due to explain his role in events leading up to the apparent suicide of his government's weapons expert Dr David Kelly.

Downing Street communications chief Alastair Campbell today acknowledged that he had seen Dr David Kelly as the key to resolving the British government’s bitter battle with the BBC over the Iraq weapons dossier.

INTELLIGENCE officials were so concerned about the British Government’s Iraqi weapons dossier some complained formally to their superiors, the inquiry into the death of weapons expert David Kelly was told yesterday.

David Kelly was a “superb” scientist whose work helped uncover Saddam Hussein’s secret germ warfare programme, the inquiry into the death of the Government weapons expert heard today.