Parents who try to turn their children against an ex-partner or spouse following a break-up should be punished in the courts, British ministers have been told.

Labour MP Simon Danczuk is facing a police probe after being accused of a historical rape.

A prominent Labour Party legislator known for his work exposing child sex abuse in his district has been suspended by the party for allegedly sending sexually explicit texts to a teenage girl.

Katie Hopkins has been reported to police in England over claims she may have incited racial hatred in Rochdale by suggesting Pakistani men in the area were sex abusers.