The expected release of a British man who has spent 20 years on death row in the US was postponed today after he was rushed to hospital with chest pains.

A British citizen who spent 20 years on death row in the US before his murder conviction was overturned has agreed to a plea deal that will allow him to walk free.

A Scottish man who has been on death row in the US for more than 20 years had his death sentence overturned by a federal court of appeal today, Amnesty International said.

A Briton sentenced to death for starting a fire that killed his ex-girlfriend’s young daughter has asked the US Supreme Court to reconsider its decision upholding his conviction and sentence, his lawyer said today.

Amnesty International today condemned as “absolutely shocking” the execution of the 1,000th prisoner in the United States since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.

The US Supreme Court today threw out a decision that erased the conviction and death sentence of a US-British citizen in a fatal fire.

DEATH row Scot Kenny Richey is to be retried over the death of a two-year-old girl killed in an Ohio fire 19 years ago, a US prosecutor said yesterday.

Scotsman Kenneth Richey, on death row for murder in the US, has had his death sentence and conviction overturned because he received incompetent counsel at his trial.

Susan Sarandon has called for the retrial of a Scottish man awaiting execution in America.

A pair of human feet have been found near the spot where Manic Street Preacher Richey Edwards went missing seven years ago.

The family of Manic Street Preacher Richey Edwards were marking the seventh anniversary of his disappearance today as they have marked every day since he vanished - by refusing to give up hope that he is still alive.

The author of a book about Welsh rockers Manic Street Preachers is urging readers not to buy the volume after he accused the publishers of ‘‘butchering’’ a crucial section.