Conservative Andrew Bridgen asked ministers to meet with him to discuss allegations he made connected to Leicester.

A mother who branded her 16-month-old toddler’s cheek with a “smiley” mark using a cigarette lighter has been jailed by a British court.

By resigning as an MP next week, Iris Robinson stands to lose out on the £32,000 (€35,560)-plus "golden goodbye" which would have been available had she held on until a general election.