9am Briefing: Luke Mitchell blames Da Vinci rapist for Jodi Jones murder

Mitchell’s solicitors are putting together a case which will allege convicted rapist Robert Greens was responsible it has been reported.

Mitchell was jailed in 2005 for the schoolgirl murder which made headlines across the UK.

It is understood the dossier will be put in front of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission, citing the fact Greens was in the area at the time and the “modus operandi” was similar to his offence.

• A LOTHIANS mum-of-two is to have a another shot at TV stardom after securing a place on a high-profile US reality show.

Ashley Brown, 23, from Livingston will appear on a revamped version of programme America’s Next Top Model, which features a handful of women from the UK competing against their US counterparts, it was reported today.

It comes three years after her appearance on the British version of the show, where she was portrayed as an argumentative trouble-maker, and led to her enduring abuse on the streets of West Lothian once the series had aired.

• POLICE suspect no foul play in the death of Whitney Houston but toxicology results will takes weeks officials said today.

Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office said the 48-year-old star was found in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton with “no visible signs of trauma” on her body.

Officials said they suspected no foul play, but would not confirm reports that prescription drug bottles were found in the star’s fourth-floor room or comment on any evidence investigators recovered.

Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said a post mortem had been completed but that specific details would not be released following a request from detectives investigating the death.

• BRITISH star Adele marked her long-awaited comeback with a record six gongs at The Grammy Awards on a night overshadowed by the death of Whitney Houston.

The talented Londoner, 23, scooped the coveted album of the year award for her chart-topping 21 after wowing the Los Angeles audience with her first live performance since undergoing vocal-cord surgery last November.

The night’s other big winners were The Foo Fighters, who won five Grammys.

• BRITAIN’S Got Talent bosses faced a messy problem backstage during auditions in the Capital

Filming was reported to have been continually held up by several nervous canines who were caught short as they waited to take the stage at Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre.

Frustrated judges, including Simon Cowell and Amanda Holden, were forced to wait as the dog mess was cleared from the venue.