Self-confessed IRA man Michael Hayes could be questioned by the British authorities in connection with the Birmingham pub bombings, High Court judges have heard.

Detectives in the UK have launched a manhunt after a schoolgirl was stabbed to death on a bus during the morning rush hour.

The Pope’s visit to Britain this week will allow the country to gain “fresh energy and inspiration” from its “rich Christian inheritance”, a leading Catholic said today.

Detectives were questioning two men today in connection with a suspected arson attack at a bail hostel which killed four residents.