The mother of a man believed to have murdered a woman in an act of cannibalism in Wales has said her son “should have been in hospital”.

An inquiry should be launched into reports that a man in Britain said to have murdered a 22-year-old woman in an act of cannibalism was not monitored upon his release from jail, a politician has said.

The giant company whose pioneering sponsorship of TV gave the world the phrase “soap opera” will soon be out of daytime shows, it emerged today.

An arson attack on a shopping centre that caused over €1m worth of damage to six outlets resulted in the culprit who once worked in the centre being jailed for four years today.