Bomber could live 10 years

The Lockerbie bomber could survive for 10 years or longer, according to the cancer specialist who said last year he would be dead within three months of his release.

Professor Karol Sikora, who assessed Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi for the Libyan authorities almost a year ago, told the Sunday Times it was "embarrassing" that he had outlived his three-month prognosis.

Sikora said: "There was always a chance he could live for 10 [or] 20 years. But it's very unusual."