The war of words between New York state officials and the World Trade Centre site’s private developer has raised questions about plans for rebuilding at ground zero.

VICTIMS of the September 11 attacks received $38.1 billion (€20.5bn) in compensation, with insurance companies picking up the largest portion of the tab, according to a study released yesterday.

A 20-TON slab of granite, inscribed to honour "the enduring spirit of freedom," was laid yesterday at the World Trade Center site as the cornerstone of the skyscraper that will replace the destroyed towers.

A ceremony today was officially marking the beginning of construction of a new building at the World Trade Centre site – the Freedom Tower.

Developer Larry Silverstein has lost again in court, delivering a major blow to the rebuilding of the World Trade Center.

A NEW design for what will be the world’s tallest building has been unveiled in New York showing a structure with a gracefully sloping spire rising 1,776 feet.

A new design for the Freedom Tower at the World Trade Centre has been unveiled in New York showing a structure with a gracefully sloping spire rising 1,776 feet.

A PLAN calling for soaring “gardens in the sky” and a submerged memorial was unveiled yesterday for the World Trade Center site, but wrangling between leaseholders, politicians and September 11 victims’ relatives will ultimately decide what fills the space.

A blueprint for the future of the World Trade Centre site is expected by December 1, New York city and state officials said.

The clean-up of the site of the collapsed World Trade Centre will be finished by June.

A British company responsible for 22% of the £2.3bn insurance covering the World Trade Centre has gone to court.

The owner of the World Trade Centre towers says he'll rebuild the complex after Tuesday's terrorist attacks.