THE former commander of Canada’s largest air force base said yesterday he deeply regretted his “despicable crimes”, moments before he was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 25 years for murdering two women.

A COMMANDER who was a rising star in Canada’s military pleaded guilty yesterday to the murders of two women, the sexual assaults of two others and dozens of breaking and entering charges in which he stole panties from the bedrooms of girls as young as 11.

A FORMER Ryanair pilot was shocked that his decision not to operate a flight on safety grounds triggered an immediate disciplinary hearing, an Employment Appeals Tribunal in Dublin heard yesterday.