A former foreign policy adviser to US president Donald Trump has branded a congressional probe into possible interference by Russia in last year's American election "a comically fake inquiry".

The number of victims in the Rotherham sex exploitation scandal may be even more than the 1,400 children identified in a damning report, according to the town's MP and a project which tried to tackle the problem.

The Labour Party in Britain has suspended four members who held positions of authority at Rotherham Borough Council during the years in which hundreds of young people were subjected to sex abuse in the town.

Britain’s approach to tackling child abuse is under fresh scrutiny after a shocking report found 1,400 youngsters in a town suffered sexual exploitation in a 16-year period.

Around 1,400 children were sexually exploited in one town in England over a 16-year period, a report said today.

An inquest into the death of a paraplegic and his wife found dead in each others arms following an apparent suicide pact was being held today.