Be careful what you wish for.

A man accused of shooting to death British backpacker Peter Falconio on a lonely Outback highway tried to sell a woman a gun a month before the alleged murder, the woman told a court today.

Two wealthy British-born tourists were killed today when their light plane crashed near the landing strip of a remote park in north-western Australia.

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