Did Charles Dickens execute the most audacious literary fraud ever or was the Pickwick Papers a work of stunning originality? Mary Leland unravels the threads of a riveting fictionalised account of the book’s origins.

The murder trial of Soham accused Ian Huntley today heard of a number of occasions where he was seen or spoke with members of the public and police on the night of the hunt for schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.

Soham accused Ian Huntley was “very helpful” in the search for missing schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman on the night they vanished, his murder trial heard today.