An ex-Boyzone pop star has told jurors of the alleged abuse he suffered at the hands of a "manipulative" ex-girlfriend accused of murdering her French nanny.

Jurors have been warned not to be swayed by “fanciful” suggestions after TV character Peppa Pig was called in the defence of the man accused of murdering six-year-old Ellie Butler.

Children's television character Peppa Pig has been called in the defence of a man accused of murdering his six-year-old daughter in England.