Police are probing reports that a female parliamentary researcher had her drink tampered with inside Parliament on Jan 7.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's spokesman on Thursday expressed concern after police confirmed they were investigating claims that a drink was spiked in one of the UK parliament's bars.

"The first thing is I would cast a female Prime Minister," the casting director previously told Metro.co.uk when asked which stars she would cast now to reflect the changes we've seen in the past ...

In 1960, Sri Lanka – known then as Ceylon – elected its first female prime minister, Sirimavo Bandaranaike. She entered politics after her husband was assassinated while serving as prime minister.