A young mother was behind bars today for an “horrific” campaign of cruelty against her helpless two-month-old son, who died hours after the last attack.

Sienna Miller hinted that a split between her and ex-fiance Rhys Ifans was possible - weeks before reports claimed they had separated.

A 17-year-old boy was tonight charged with the murder of Rhys Jones, Merseyside Police in the UK said.

Detectives in England investigating the death of 11-year-old Rhys Jones said today that they had found a gun they believe was the murder weapon.