A BBC TV reporter seriously wounded in a gun attack in Saudi Arabia which killed his cameraman has been flown back to Britain, the corporation said today.

THE family of an Irish journalist shot dead in a drive-by shooting in Saudi Arabia on Sunday were waiting last night to find out when the body will come home as security forces launched an investigation into the killing.

FRIENDS of an Irish journalist shot dead in Saudi Arabia paid tribute last night to a man who was bigger than life and a joy to be around.