Opposing the murder suspect's bail, Crown counsel Kate McKay said it was believed that the killing happened during "a robbery gone wrong".

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Crown counsel has asked the procurator fiscal for a report in order to consider an appeal in light of the sheriff's comments.

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Any new evidence will be considered by Crown Counsel.

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"Counsel for the Crown admitted in court that he had not received notification of the bail until 4.30pm yesterday afternoon and therefore was not in a position of coming to make a substantive case before the court, " he said.

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Yates has complained to colleagues that he was harangued and shouted down by MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee last week and that no-one is focussing on the facts - in particular, that his decision not to re-open the phone hacking investigation was backed by the Crown Prosecution Service and leading counsel.

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Defence counsel Tim Owen told Newcastle Crown Court that writing of the sort that Mr Walker produced was "widely available in an unregulated and uncensored form".

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At the trial in Antrim Crown Court, the woman was cross-examined by the defence counsel.

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