A Thai policeman was sentenced to life in prison today for killing a young British couple last year following an argument at a restaurant in Kanchanaburi - the resort town made famous by the bridge over the River Kwai.

Two eyewitnesses testified today against a Thai policeman accused of gunning down two young British tourists, and a prosecution lawyer called it a breakthrough in the case.

The grieving father of a British tourist gunned down in Thailand looked for remorse in the accused killer’s eyes today and said: “I saw none. I saw the cold heart of an executioner.”

A Thai court has released on bail a policeman accused of gunning down a young British couple two months ago, sparking fears that he might try to intimidate witnesses, a prosecuting lawyer said today.

Thailand’s international image is suffering over its inability to capture a policeman suspected of murdering two British tourists last month, a senior tourism official said today

The Thai policeman wanted for the murder of two British backpackers remains “in hiding” today, police said.

Australian Second World War prisoners of war prayed have been remembering the fall of Singapore to the Japanese.