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.

More victims of the News of the World phone-hacking scandal have settled their damages claims, the High Court in London heard today.

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.

British girl Josie Russell's recovery from the hammer attack in which her mother and sister were killed will be shattered if Michael Stone walks free on Thursday, according to her father.