The children of Michael Payne, father of murdered schoolgirl Sarah, have paid tribute to him following his death after a long battle fighting drink problems.

MEGAN’S Law was first launched in the US following the death of seven-year-old Megan Kanka, who was raped and killed by a convicted paedophile in New Jersey in 1994.

THE mother of murdered British schoolgirl Sarah Payne has told of her family’s delight that she is expecting another child.

ROY WHITING, the killer of British schoolgirl Sarah Payne, has been caged for at least 50 years, it was confirmed yesterday.

A 42-year-old man has been re-arrested by detectives investigating the murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne.