Osama bin Laden’s “demise should be welcomed by all who believe in peace with human dignity,” President Obama stressed on Sunday night.

ONE of Britain’s top barristers had to rewrite his memoirs after accusing a former client of a series of murders he did not commit.

BRITAIN’S police watchdog has formally launched an investigation into the death of a Cork-based man during a police chase due to potential concerns over whether “the actions of officers were appropriate”.

A police riot squad officer was told today he will not be prosecuted over the death of Ian Tomlinson during G20 protests.

A SCOTLAND YARD riot squad officer filmed knocking Ian Tomlinson to the ground will be told today if he faces prosecution over his death.

THE family of Jean Charles de Menezes revealed yesterday they have agreed a compensation deal with the Metropolitan Police.

The family of Jean Charles de Menezes have agreed a compensation deal with British Police.

Relatives of London Underground police shooting victim Jean Charles de Menezes were told today that officers involved in the fatal shooting will not face punishment.

Relatives of Jean Charles de Menezes will pursue a compensation package worth tens of thousands of pounds from Scotland Yard, sources have said.

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.

THE coroner at the inquest of Jean Charles de Menezes yesterday ruled out a verdict of unlawful killing.

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

A police marksman who shot dead an innocent Brazilian in the aftermath of the London bombings choked back tears yesterday as he recalled how he was convinced the man was a suicide bomber about to strike.

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

A senior British firearms officer today described finding Jean Charles de Menezes's police killers covered in blood – and added: “I felt sorry for them.”

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 following Jean Charles de Menezes in London were ordered to stop him "at all costs", a retired detective has told an inquest into his shooting.

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 jurors in the Jean Charles de Menezes inquest were warned today to ignore "inaccurate" speculation and decide for themselves how he met his death at the hands of police.

The glitz and glamour of this year’s Cannes Film Festival was getting into full throttle today.

A gunman who traded shots with police in a five-hour stand-off has died, Scotland Yard said tonight.

A director is taking his film about the aftermath of the July 7 London bombings to the Cannes film festival.

An inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes could last up to three months, his family said today.

An independent complaints body has decided that no police officers will face disciplinary action over the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes in London more than two years ago.

Britain’s top anti-terror policeman is to retire from the Metropolitan Police just days after it was revealed that he was facing an investigation into his expenses claims, it was announced today.

Britain’s top police officer was criticised by a watchdog today for delaying the investigation into the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Ian Blair insisted he would not resign today after members of the London Assembly passed a vote of no confidence in him.

Embattled London Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair came under renewed pressure today as a man shot during an anti-terrorism raid claimed he was threatened and verbally abused by armed police.

METROPOLITAN Police Commissioner Ian Blair was under mounting pressure yesterday as the Tories urged Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to fire him.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair was under mounting pressure today as the Tories urged Home Secretary Jacqui Smith to fire him.

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.

Traces of cocaine were found in Jean Charles de Menezes after he was shot dead by firearms officers, a court heard today.

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.

The shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes by police firearms officers was caused by “fundamental failures” in planning, a court heard today.

The startling speed at which rumours spread across the force that an innocent man had been shot was revealed in the IPCC report.