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A TEENAGER arrested after the murder of British yachtsman Malcolm Robertson has confessed to the killing from his cell - but may never be charged with the crime. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

WHEN David Scott fell in love with a beautiful Filipino girl, he embraced the opportunity to escape his humdrum existence as a machine operator in Swindon and begin a new life in an exotic land. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A TEENAGER arrested following the murder of British yachtsman Malcolm Robertson has confessed to the killing from his cell - but may never be charged with the crime. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

PAEDOPHILE former pop star Gary Glitter had no visits or letters from friends or family during his time in a Vietnamese jail. The 64-year-old is due to be released in two days' time having served three years for sex offences against children. The glam rocker would have been freed more than a year ago but nine British charities wrote to the Vietnamese authorities and demanded he serve his full sentence, said his lawyer Le Thanh Kinh. He added: 'I was shocked that so many people in England objected. In all the time he has been in prison he has never had a visit from anyone in his family or any letters.' Mr Kinh said Glitter -- real name Paul Gadd -- will be escorted by police to a flight out of Saigon on Tuesday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THREE British divers swept away by powerful currents in the shark-infested Indian Ocean told last night how they fought off an attack by a man-eating Komodo dragon, the world's largest lizard. The group were threatened by the 10ft beast as they awaited rescue on a remote Indonesian island. They escaped its razor-sharp teeth and poisonous saliva, which it spits at victims, by throwing stones until the predatory animal slunk away. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

PRINCESS BEATRICE has been enjoying a backpacker-style break in Thailand -- drinking the local whisky and dancing on the beach into the early hours. The 19-year-old flew into Phuket two weeks ago and headed for the picturesque island of Phi Phi with a group of 15 girlfriends and two armed guards. Her party hired a block of 12 rooms at the £48-a-night Phi Phi Villa Resort, close to beautiful Tonsai Beach. Each day she swam with her chums in the local bay and partied on the sands. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]