Donald Trump says it's 'very strange' that his 'intelligence' briefing on 'so-called' Russian hacking delayed

Donald Trump has announced that he will meet intelligence officials on Friday to be briefed over alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

The president-elect repeated his scepticism that the Kremlin had hacked Democratic Party computers last year, writing that it was "very strange" that his intelligence briefing had apparently been delayed.

Mr Trump's claim that the meeting had been delayed was immediately disputed. A US official told Associated Press there had been no delay and that the intelligence community was confused by Mr Trump's tweet.