Fugitive gunman in showdown with police

AFTER seven days on the run in the countryside of Northumberland, the man alleged to have gunned down a policeman and killed his ex-lover’s boyfriend was cornered on a riverbank in the village of Rothbury at about 7.30pm.

Witnesses said Raoul Moat was holding a gun to his head as police negotiators try to persuade him to surrender.

Raoul Moat’s best friend, Tony Laidler, has been brought in by police to help with the negotiations.