THE inquests into the deaths of mass killer Derrick Bird and the 12 victims he gunned down begin this week.

The funeral for David Bird, the twin brother and first victim of gunman Derrick Bird, will take place in Cumbria today.

The funeral for a solicitor shot dead in the driveway of his home by Derrick Bird has taken place today.

Towns and villages in England left stunned by Derrick Bird’s killing spree fell silent today – a week on from the carnage which left 12 dead.

Towns and villages left stunned by Derrick Bird’s killing spree will fall silent today – a week on from the carnage which left 12 dead.

Inquests into the deaths of Derrick Bird’s 12 victims were opened and adjourned today.

British Prime Minister David Cameron visited Cumbria today, describing Derrick Bird’s shooting rampage which left 12 dead as “the most appalling tragedy”.

TWELVE people were killed and 11 were wounded when taxi driver Derrick Bird went on a gun rampage.

THE murder of 12 people by Derrick Bird may have been the “final statement” of a paranoid man, a psychologist said yesterday.

DAVID CAMERON vowed yesterday everything possible would be done to prevent a repeat of the Cumbria killings.

David Cameron vowed today that everything possible would be done to prevent a repeat of the Cumbria killings.

British police were today investigating what sparked gunman Derrick Bird's killing spree amid reports he was involved in a bitter family feud.

“YOU won’t see me again,’ Derrick Bird chillingly told a friend before embarking on a shooting spree across rural northwestern England, killing 12 people and wounding 25 others, including his mother, before turning the gun on himself.

An urgent safety review of Cumbria’s 1,800 bridges was under way today with emergency services warning one bridge could collapse at any time and 50mph winds forecast.

Plans to build a new nuclear power station at Sellafield were advanced today after a consortium of energy firms bought land earmarked for the development.

Interest in building new nuclear power stations in the UK is “strong”, the British Government said today.

IF there is evidence of a second Down’s syndrome cluster in Dundalk then it should be investigated.

UK authorities should ensure the Thorp plant at Sellafield remains permanently closed down, it was claimed today as the nuclear operators were fined €743,000 following a radioactive leak.