A man has been convicted of the 1998 murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar after being tried for a second time.

Ronnie Coulter, from Wishaw, was originally cleared of stabbing the 32 year old in Overtown, North Lanarkshire, following a trial in 1999.

The Crown was given permission to bring a second prosecution following changes to Scotland's double jeopardy laws.

A jury convicted the 48-year-old following a four-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

Coulter now faces a mandatory life term.