LESS than an hour after the BBC broadcast an appeal for information into the murder of Lynda Farrow 30 years ago, "possible new leads" into the identity of her killer have emerged.

Minutes ago the BBC said it had received 13 calls on the murder, with the names of two possible suspects being given, following a reconstruction of her killing on its Crimewatch programme.

Some of the information amounts to "possible new leads", according to the BBC.

Lynda Farrow was four months pregnant when she was brutally stabbed to death at the age of 29 at her home in Whitehall Road, Woodford Green on January 19, 1979.

Her bloody body was found by her eight-year-old daughter when she came home from school early one afternoon because of heavy snow.

No-one has ever been charged with her murder, but police have kept the case open ever since.

A £20,000 reward is available for anyone who can help with information leading to the arrest and prosecution of Ms Farrow's killer.

The money will be awarded at the Met's discretion.

Anyone with any information about her killing is asked to call the Met's incident room at Belgravia on 020 7321 7228 or should call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

10.40PM UPDATE: In the second part of the BBC's Crimewatch programme tonight at 10.35pm, a police spokeswoman added the calls they had received were "really interesting" and included some "background information we didn't know before."

She added that one name in particular which was given during a phone call to the TV show was "quite important".