Ruth Langsford has spoken for the first time about her split from husband Eamonn Holmes - admitting it has been “very painful” but insisting she refused to “crumble” and is moving on with her life.

The deputy leader said James McMurdock was someone who had ‘got things wrong, learnt from it and has grown and succeeded’.

Campaign groups in Northern Ireland accuse the DfI of spending active travel budget money on ineffective schemes.

The family are now appealing for people between the ages of 16 and 30 to join the Anthony Nolan stem cell register to find a ...