A seven-year-old girl who is waiting to hear if she can be treated with medicinal cannabis oil has been admitted to intensive care.

Sophia Gibson, from Newtownards, County Down, suffers from a genetic condition which can lead to frequent fits.

Her parents have applied for a licence to use the oil.

However, they said that a new review of its benefits has created more red tape and called on the Home Office to grant the licence immediately.

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