The grieving father of a British tourist gunned down in Thailand looked for remorse in the accused killer’s eyes today and said: “I saw none. I saw the cold heart of an executioner.”

Thailand’s international image is suffering over its inability to capture a policeman suspected of murdering two British tourists last month, a senior tourism official said today

The Thai policeman wanted for the murder of two British backpackers remains “in hiding” today, police said.

A British woman killed in Thailand was mown down by a car and dragged for 20 yards after trying to stop a gunman – believed to be a policeman – who shot her boyfriend dead, it was revealed today.

The All Blacks have begun their final World Cup warm-up at a snow-bound training camp in the south island of New Zealand.

Arsenal today moved to reassure players and fans alike that their expansion plans remain on course by insisting they should be in a new stadium at Ashburton Grove for the start of the 2006 season.

Arsenal insist they remain committed to their new stadium project at Ashburton Grove, rather than switching to Wembley, despite delays which are likely to hit boss Arsene Wenger’s transfer kitty over the next few seasons.