TURKEY scorned an offer yesterday of cash, visas and fast-tracked EU membership in return for halting the flow of refugees into Europe.

A summit of EU leaders in Brussels convened on Thursday debated into the small hours of yesterday morning, trying to agree a tempting deal for Nato and aspirant EU member Turkey.

The package could include up to €3 billion (£2.2bn) in aid to help Ankara with the cost of hosting two-and-a-half million refugees from the Syrian war.