News channels around the world have switched to rolling breaking news coverage as reports of the capture and possible death of Colonel Gaddafi in Sirte, Libya begin to filter through.

NATO says it is looking into reports of Gaddafi's capture, however they have confirmed that they had carried out an airstrike on a pro-Gaddafi convoy near Sirte earlier in the day.

The NTC leader is said to be preparing to address the Libyan people on state television.  An NTC spokesman has told UK's Sky News that Gaddafi has been killed and that his body is being transported to Misratah.  “Ghadafi is dead. He is absolutely dead … he was shot in both legs and in the head. The body will be arriving in Misratah soon,” media spokesman Abdullah Berrassali told Sky News.

UK News Channels

In the UK, both Sky News and the BBC News Channel have switched to non-stop coverage, with Sky News abandoning its usual commercial breaks.  Normally at 13:00 UK time, the BBC News Channel simulcasts a terrestrial newscast, however it remained with live coverage.

The national terrestrial channel BBC Two broadcast a BBC News special from 14:00 UK time.

US News Channels

The US news networks have also been carrying rolling coverage of the story which began developing at around 11:15 GMT.  MSNBC's Morning Joe continued with extensive coverage, discussing the future for Libya following Gaddafi's capture. 

CNN and CNN International began simulcasting their coverage at 09:00 ET.  Meanwhile HLN remained with normal news updates as part of the Morning Express program.

Fox News has been utilising the resources of its sister network, Sky News in the UK.

International News Channels

Al Jazeera English also switched to rolling news coverage as the news began to break of Gaddafi's capture, whilst BBC World News carried reports from its UK counterpart, and coverage from its own correspondents.

CNN International remained with its own programming until 09:00 ET at which time it switched to a joined up program with CNN Domestic.

Across Europe, Euronews also switched to rolling news coverage, as did many regional news channels in countries such as Germany and Italy.

Russia Today and France 24 continued to air normal news coverage and updates, and remained with their regularly scheduled programming.

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