A UK clergyman who died in a car fire in an apparent suicide was remembered with warmth and humour at his funeral today.

The man accused of murdering British backpacker Peter Falconio is due to go on trial for rape in Adelaide tomorrow.

Australian police say a man wanted for questioning over the killing of a chef may be linked to the disappearance of Peter Falconio.

Australian police searching for Briton Peter Falconio and his suspected killer say blood found at the scene almost certainly belongs to the victim.

Rainfall today hampered efforts by police and Aborigine trackers to find a British tourist abducted and feared killed by a gunman on a remote highway.