Pope Francis has denounced the “scourge” of child labour and other abuses suffered by children, saying anyone who harms or exploits a child will have to answer to God.

The force’s Directorate of Professional Standards will investigate the way it dealt with the cases under the direction of a police watchdog.

The former New York City mayor owes £118 million dollars to two Georgia election workers after he was found to have defamed them.

The mercury is set to drop sharply, with lows of minus 15C possible in Scotland and northern England overnight on Thursday.

Aziz Ziriat and Sam Harris have not been seen or heard from since January 1 and they did not check in for their flight home on January 6.