The BBC discloses that Dr David Kelly was the principal source for its controversial report that an Iraq weapons dossier was "sexed up".

Police say a body found in the search for a missing Iraq arms expert matches Dr David Kelly, as the government announces a judicial inquiry.

Dr David Kelly is remembered by friends as a gentle, quiet man with a steely determination to get at the truth.

Tony Blair has described the apparent suicide of weapons expert Dr David Kelly as an "absolutely terrible tragedy". Was the scientist under too much pressure? Comments from website viewers.

Weapons expert Dr David Kelly was a civil servant who had been thrown into the media spotlight over the Iraq dossier row. Profile of Dr Kelly.

Peter Preston, former editor of The Guardian newspaper says the David Kelly tragedy has its roots in the muddle of humanity.

Main menu of articles relating to the David Kelly/BBC News affair.

Special report including news, analysis and commentary, press review and archive.

Obituary by Nigel Fountain and Sarah A Smith, on the biological weapons expert with a reputation for thoroughness.

Blair has decided his own reputation must be defended, whatever the cost. Comment from Hugo Young.

Front page feature on the apparent suicide of Dr David Kelly, the backroom Whitehall scientist caught in the lethal crossfire over weapons of mass destruction between Downing Street and the BBC.

Tom Mangold, the former BBC correspondent and close friend of David Kelly, has accused Andrew Gilligan of "taking the apple Kelly gave him and mixing it with an orange from another source", and revealed that his final report "appalled" the respected weapons expert.

Transcript of the examination of Dr. Kelly before the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, 15 July 2003.

The Ministry of Defence was under increasing pressure yesterday over its role in naming Dr Kelly as the Whitehall "mole" after it emerged that the weapons expert had felt "betrayed" by the MoD when his identity was made public. (Requires free registration)

Tony Blair was under unprecedented pressure last night as the suicide of Dr David Kelly, the weapons expert, plunged his Government into its gravest crisis. (Requires free registration)

The hawk who became a dove: did a change of heart drive scientist to kill himself?

As friends and family grieve, the beautiful, peaceful Oxfordshire village where Dr Kelly lived - and died - is seized with growing unease.

The man leading the inquiry into the death of scientist David Kelly today said he alone will decide the matters to be investigated.

How the editors sat in judgment on the 'hounds who mauled Kelly'. Comment, from Peter Preston.

Obituary.

Lord Hutton, the judge responsible for the inquiry into the death of Dr David Kelly, has set out the terms of his work. Philip Webster, Political Editor, explains what the investigation will involve.

Until recently, David Kelly was an anonymous scientist working behind the scenes at the Ministry of Defence. Suddenly he found himself thrust unwillingly into the media spotlight at the centre of the bitter row between the BBC and Downing Street.

Review of the British press coverage of the ongoing row over the reasons Britain went to war, the quality of Western military intelligence, and news media bias, intensified by the suicide of British Ministry of Defense weapons expert David Kelly on July 18th.

Comment and analysis from around the world about Iraq's WMD and why the US and UK went to war.