Four Tory MPs and a peer who gave a disgraced former colleague character references for his court case have written to senior judges calling for them not to release the statements of others.

His daughter has become estranged from him, while his wife has ended their 25-year marriage

Young migrant children wearing lifejackets have been arriving in Dover after making the perilous journey across the English Channel.

A former Conservative politician in the UK Charlie Elphicke broke down in court as he described being unfaithful to his wife, but denied sexually assaulting two other women.