A motorist told how he risked his life chasing gunman Derrick Bird during his shooting spree as details emerged of dramatic early efforts to catch the mass killer.

A man is in a critical condition in hospital in the North after he was stabbed with a broken bottle last night.

Three people were injured today after a disturbance outside a taxi office in the North.

The father of a baby boy who was murdered in a British high street shop was continuing to be questioned by police today.