An IRA group which was killed during an ambush by the SAS in the Co Armagh village of Loughgall in 1987 was responsible for up to 50 murders, secret government documents have revealed.

SAS soldiers who shot dead eight IRA men and a bystander as they attacked a police station in the North acted excessively, a lawyer for the bereaved claimed.

Old Trafford on an away weekend is normally quiet, but today a steady stream of fans made their way to the ground where their hero played, to sign a book of condolence.