The Manchester Evening News was due to find out today whether the Attorney General Lord Goldsmith is to take action over an allegation that the newspaper breached a high court injunction to protect the anonymity of James Bulger's killers.

In a statement, the Evening News said: "We would never knowingly breach an injunction and have been in contact with the Attorney General's office."

The paper sparked concern when it printed details of the whereabouts of child killers Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, a move which may have breached a High Court injunction to guarantee the pair anonymity.

A spokesman for the Attorney General said he would announce a decision on the Manchester Evening News today.

Any newspaper found to have breached the injunction could face an unlimited fine or the imprisonment of their editor under the Contempt of Court Act.

Do you have a story for us?
Ring the HoldTheFrontPage newsdesk on
01332 291111 x6022, or to e-mail us now - click here