The bodies of Griff and Martha “Patti” Thomas were found at the isolated farmhouse where they lived in 1976.

Police say three men have been taken to hospital following the incident, two of whom are in critical condition.

The independent judges say they are "deeply sorry" for causing distress to the author, who is learning Welsh.

Habitats belonging to snakes and rare moths have been destroyed after the wildfires this summer.

Michael O'Brien was one of three men wrongly convicted of the 1987 murder of newsagent Philip Saunders.

Negotiators were called to the scene before Leon Gillespie climbed down a ladder, a court heard.