Claims Bo's wife admitted killing Briton to silence him

THE wife of Bo Xilai, the disgraced Chinese politician, has confessed to killing Neil Heywood in order to stop him from disclosing her financial dealings, according to a Japanese newspaper. Gu Kailai, who has not been seen in public since March, is ''highly suspected'' of the British businessman's murder, according to the Chinese state media. But, according to the Asahi Shimbun, she has now admitted her guilt, telling investigators that Mr Heywood, 41, was poised to disclose that she was funnelling ''billions of dollars'' overseas. The newspaper suggested Mrs Gu's financial affairs were already under investigation by last November, when Mr Heywood travelled to Chongqing, the central Chinese city she ruled over with her husband.