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.

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.

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.

David Bird had no time to react to his brother's final visit before he was shot in the head at pointblank range.

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.

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.

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.

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".

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?

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.

A local newspaper has reported that Derrick Bird killed his twin brother David before embarking on his murderous rampage in a nearby town.

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.

The man accused of shooting dead an undercover police officer says he did so out of self defence, the High Court has heard.

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.

A woman has died after suffering knife wounds and burns to her entire body in a frenzied attack at a Melbourne petrol station.

The sister of a New Zealand father-of-four killed at a family party in Queensland says her brother was an "absolutely awesome brother" who didn't deserve to die.

After killing his paralysed friend, Eric Smail asked the neighbour who found him nearby to shake hands, like friends, then take him to the police.