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UK massacre: A lesson in sibling rivalry
"Rightly or wrongly, and we all think wrongly, Derrick thought his brother was out to get him," a friend of the Bird family says.
UK gunman killed 10 in an hour, police believe
Derrick Bird, the gunman who shot dead 12 people in a rampage in Cumbria, killed 10 of his victims in less than an hour, UK police believe.
Kiko's death sends father to bed
The father of slain Chinese teenager Kiko Jiayi Li is so distraught by his daughter's death that he has been unable to leave his hotel bed.
Third man appears in connection with Kiko's death
The third man charged in connection with the death of Chinese student Jiayi Li, whose body was found in her car on Wednesday, has appeared in court.
The grudges that drove Derrick Bird over the edge
David Bird had no time to react to his brother's final visit before he was shot in the head at pointblank range.
At least 20 years for 'brutal, callous' murder
A 30-year-old man murdered "an elderly and defenceless woman in her own home for the relatively paltry sum of $2000," the High Court heard today.
UK massacre: English village copes with grief
Whitehaven, England - A friend of one of the shooting spree's victims broke down in tears as she knelt alone to lay flowers at the spot where he died.
Third man charged over Chinese student's death
The 19-year-old west Auckland student is expected to face Auckland District Court today charged with being an accessory after the fact of murder.
Family feud may have sparked massacre
A family row over a disputed will may have triggered the massacre of 12 people, with the British shooter's twin brother and family solicitor among the victims.
Accused went 'blank' after firing, court told
John Skinner says the only thing he can remember from the confrontation with a slain officer is firing a single shot before his memory went "blank".
'You won't see me again,' alleged gunman told friend
What compelled an outwardly normal man who was polite and friendly to those in his community to unleash one of Britain's deadliest killing sprees?
Slain girl's broken dream
Teenager Jiayi Li came to NZ with dreams of a better life. Her goal was to finish a business course and open a karaoke bar and pool hall.
UK taxi driver guns down 12, then himself
A local newspaper has reported that Derrick Bird killed his twin brother David before embarking on his murderous rampage in a nearby town.
Man who fatally shot cop denies P operation
A man accused of shooting dead an undercover police officer in 2008 denied he had guns and weapons at his house to protect a meth operation, the High Court heard today.
Shooting of undercover cop was 'self defence' - accused
The man accused of shooting dead an undercover police officer says he did so out of self defence, the High Court has heard.
Man sentenced over killing of school principal
The man who killed up-and-coming Maori leader Hawea Vercoe in a pub assault last year has been sentenced to two years and ten months in prison.
Man sets alight, knifes woman
A woman has died after suffering knife wounds and burns to her entire body in a frenzied attack at a Melbourne petrol station.