Just to give those, such as SS, that don't live in UK the story of the past week.
Raoul Moat was released from prison on 1st July.
Raoul Moat was dumped by his girlfriend whilst in prison, and he believed that she was shacked up with the officer that sent him down.
The day after his release on 2nd July, Raoul Moat went to his ex-girlfriends house, and shot her through the window. She survived. He then shot dead her new boyfriend outside the house, and apparently he was not a police officer at all.
The next day on the 3rd July, Raoul Moat wrote a 49 page document where he declared a 'war' on the Police.
That same day he randomly shot a police officer in the chest and face when the police officer was just sitting in his parked patrol car. The police officer survived.
Raoul Moat then went on the run.
Since then several people have been arrested for assisting Raoul Moat.
Raoul Moat wrote another letter and left it for the police to find, and there were reports that he had threatened the "wider" public, even though he earlier claimed he was no threat to the public but just the police.
7 days later is today.
Over the few days police have found his car, camping site, camping gear, mobile phones, which are probably all things Raoul Moat purposely left for the police to find.
They now have someone at a stand still in the area with many police marksmen surrounding him trying to negotiate with him. Many police snipers are in the area too. Earlier the RAF and SAS were called out to assist in the search.
The subject is reportedly holding what may be a sawn off shotgun to his neck. Reports suggest he fits Raoul Moats description, although some witnesses say they don't think it is.
Raoul Moat want's to go out "suicide by cop".
That pretty much sums up the last 7 days in Rothbury, Northumberland, UK.
More news to follow as and when it happens.
