The Welsh hometown of April Jones was decorated with pink today as the community prepared to say goodbye to the murdered schoolgirl.

A funeral for murdered Welsh schoolgirl April Jones will finally take place this week just days before the first anniversary of her abduction.

The parents of April Jones can at last begin to plan their daughter’s funeral after an inquest into her death was concluded.

The parents of murdered April Jones can at last begin to plan their daughter's funeral after an inquest into her death was concluded.

The devastated parents of murdered April Jones are finally able to plan a funeral for their daughter, almost 12 months after the schoolgirl was murdered.

The devastated parents of murdered April Jones are finally able to plan a funeral for their daughter – almost 12 months after the schoolgirl was murdered.

Mark Bridger made a confession to a Catholic priest while on remand in Strangeways prison in Manchester, it can be reported for the first time today.

The former slaughterhouse worker accused of abducting and murdering schoolgirl April Jones in a “sexually motivated” attack today admitted to a jury that he lied about having a military past.

The man accused of murdering April Jones told police he had a “mental block” about what happened to her body, a jury has heard.

The man accused of murdering April Jones told police he had a “mental block” about what happened to her body, a jury heard today.

The man accused of murdering April Jones had viewed and downloaded Facebook photos of the five-year-old in the days before she disappeared, a jury heard today.

April Jones's desperate mother told police “She’s been taken”, a court heard today.

A jury has heard of the frantic moments when the parents of April Jones learned their five-year-old daughter was missing.

A jury has heard of the frantic moments when the parents of April Jones learned that their five-year-old daughter was missing.

Photographs showing the inside of a house where traces of schoolgirl April Jones’ blood were found were released today as a jury visited the key locations in the case.

Jurors in the April Jones murder trial have started their visit to the five-year-old's home town of Machynlleth.

The former abattoir worker accused of murdering schoolgirl April Jones made up a “story” that he had killed her in a car accident in a bid to “explain away” his role in the killing, a court heard today.

Blood and bone were found at the home of a former abattoir worker accused of abducting and murdering schoolgirl April Jones, a court has heard.

The former abattoir worker accused of abducting and murdering schoolgirl April Jones had "a clear interest in child pornography and in child murder cases", a British court heard today.

The former lifeguard accused of killing schoolgirl April Jones has appeared in court at the start of his trial for murder.

Former lifeguard Mark Bridger is "probably responsible" for the death of five-year-old April Jones but denies her abduction and murder, a court heard today.

Former lifeguard Mark Bridger today pleaded not guilty to the abduction and murder of five-year-old April Jones, who went missing in mid Wales last year.

The continued intensive hunt for the body of missing girl April Jones in Wales is still targeting more than 300 separate search locations, police have revealed.

The massive search for missing Welsh girl April Jones could well continue into Christmas and beyond, British police have said today.

Police are using heavy digging equipment in the continuing search for April Jones as locals vow to step up attempts to locate the body of the missing five-year-old.

Police looking for five-year-old April Jones have almost completed their search in the Welsh town where she went missing 12 days ago.

Poignant tributes were paid to missing five-year-old April Jones last night as Chinese lanterns were released into the night sky.

A former lifeguard wept as he appeared in court today accused of the abduction and murder of five-year-old April Jones.

Former lifeguard Mark Bridger was due to appear in court this morning after he was charged with the abduction and murder of April Jones.

Hundreds of people turned out to pay their respects as an emotional service took place for missing five-year-old April Jones.

A man has been charged with posting offensive comments on Facebook about missing youngster April Jones.

Superintendent Ian John has insisted that police still hope to find missing five-year-old April Jones alive.

Former lifeguard Mark Bridger was charged today with the abduction and murder of April Jones – but the five-year-old Welsh schoolgirl remains missing despite an intensive, ongoing search.

Mark Bridger has been charged with the abduction and murder of missing mid Wales schoolgirl April Jones.

The hunt for missing Welsh girl April Jones resumed today after searchers were stood down overnight due to atrocious weather.

Private prayers for April Jones were being said last night as the desperate search for the schoolgirl continued.

Police have been given extra time to question Mark Bridger after revealing he is now being held on suspicion of murdering five-year-old April Jones.

The man being held by British police searching for missing five-year-old April Jones is now being questioned about her murder, it was announced today.

British officers investigating the disappearance of April Jones have until this afternoon to question abduction suspect Mark Bridger.

Search teams hunting for missing April Jones have been spurred on by pink ribbons of hope donned by hundreds in the community.

Residents in the Welsh village where abduction suspect Mark Bridger lived for the last month believe missing April Jones has never been there.

British police looking for April Jones said they are trying to “piece together” Mark Bridger’s movements around the time the five-year-old disappeared after they were given until 5pm tomorrow to question him.

The family of missing Welsh schoolgirl April Jones have launched a pink ribbon campaign.

British schoolgirl April Jones remained missing today despite a third night of extensive police searches and a desperate plea from the five-year-old’s distraught mother.