Lawyers acting for the man convicted of murdering Lin and Megan Russell in England in 1996 say they have new evidence of his innocence, including a "very detailed confession" to the killings from serial killer Levi Bellfield.

Michael Stone has been given three life sentences after being convicted of murdering Lin and Megan Russell and attempting to murder Josie Russell.

The trial of Michael Stone has heard how the husband and father of the three victims waited hours before discovering his wife and child were dead.

Michael Stone, the man accused of the murders of mother and daughter Lin and Megan Russell, is to appear in court.