A couple who killed their six children in a house fire in Britain will today be jailed.

The former mistress of a man accused of the manslaughter of his six children in the UK has denied threatening to kill him.

The former mistress of “benefits scrounger” Mick Philpott, who is accused of killing his six children, told a court how she ended their relationship after enduring years of abusive and domineering behaviour.

A mother and father are continuing to be held in England on suspicion of murder following an arson attack at their home which left six of their children dead.

The parents of six children killed in an arson attack on their home have been arrested on suspicion of murder.