The Daily Mail has agreed to pay millions in damages and costs to US First Lady Melania Trump over a story alleging she had a ‘racy past’.

The story also included claims she met her husband, US President Donald Trump, three years before they “staged” a first encounter.

An apology and a full retraction has been published by Mail Online and will also appear in the print edition. Trump’s denials were included in the original story and an earlier retraction was published in September.