Police in England are hunting a suspected sex attacker who tried to rape a 10-year-old girl.

A nursery worker has been jailed for 12-and-a-half years after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a young child in his care.

A plane carrying seven US prisoners of war who were rescued in Iraq have arrived at a military base in Germany, where they were to be examined at a military hospital.

One of the seven US prisoners of war found safe and well said he was convinced his Iraqi captors were going to kill him.

IRAQI troops released seven captured US soldiers - some wounded but in good condition - to US Marines yesterday, a surprise discovery near where troops were entering Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit.