At last! The dramatic moment Pro-Russian rebels finally handed over the two MH17 black boxes to Malaysian investigators after days of negotiations

The MH17 black boxes have been handed over to the Malaysian investigation team in Ukraine, it was revealed last night.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said that the boxes were handed over to the Malaysian team in Donetsk at 9pm Ukraine time.

The small handing over ceremony has finally solved the question as to what had happened to the two vital devices.

It was not immediately known what the Malaysian team would do with the black boxes, but there was speculation they would pass the boxes on to experts with experience of reading the data.

Mr Najib revealed that in recent days the team had been working quietly behind the scenes to establish contact with 'those' - a reference to the rebels - in charge of the MH17 crash site.

Remains of 282 people, currently in Torez, will be moved by train to Kharkiv, where they will be handed over to representatives from the Netherlands.

The Prime Minister said that in another breakthrough an independent international investigation team would be guaranteed safe access to the crash site to begin a full investigation.

 Mr. Najib said

'I must stress that although agreement has been reached, there remain a number of steps required before it is completed.

Steven Gerrard had resigned from National football

Gerrard has announced his retirement in the England football to face his football career in his club side, Liverpool. The 34-year-old cited Liverpool's involvement in the Champions League as a key factor behind his decision, having excelled on Merseyside last season when the club had no continental commitments.

And Carragher, who retired from the game a year ago, believes Gerrard will be able to give Liverpool two or three more years of sterling service after departing the international arena.

He told Sky Sports News: "For Liverpool football club, it's a great decision. I am sure the Liverpool supporters will be happy.

"You get a fresher Steven Gerrard. He had a great season last season with the demands of England.

"But there will be more demands on Liverpool this season, more expected because of the season they had last year, and Steven Gerrard is still a vital part of Liverpool - and I think he will be for the next two or three years, so for Brendan Rodgers, it's a great decision by Stevie."

Despite Gerrard's decision to step down, Carragher believes his former colleague could have continued for England, and believes national boss Roy Hodgson will have a tough time replacing the former skipper.

"I think he has shown that throughout his career, he has been able to deal with the demands of Liverpool and England.