Hilary Benn has rejected suggestions that Northern Ireland’s economy is being “crippled” by post-Brexit trading arrangements, amid unionist warnings over an “all-Ireland economy”.

The Welsh Government’s £26 billion budget, which includes an extra £1.6 billion for public services, was approved in a narrow vote in the Senedd on Tuesday.

Matthew Battenbough, 33, has been charged with the murder of Leanne Williams and will appear at Swansea Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday March 5.

First Minister John Swinney earlier backed calls for the Ukrainian president to be invited to address the Scottish Parliament.