Verdicts in the retrial of three Al-Jazeera journalists in Egypt have been delayed.

The trio were previously jailed for allegedly aiding the banned Muslim Brotherhood and were sentenced up to 10 years in prison in June 2014

Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy, Egyptian Baher Mohamed and Australian Peter Greste were convicted for spreading false news. Their convictions were however overturned on appeal and they were released on bail in February

Al-Jazeera said it was “extremely angry “at the latest delay.

Mr Greste, who was deported to Australia and was due to be tried in absentia, said it was "incredibly frustrating”.

Mr Mohamed said he had been told by court officials that there will be no sessions today, adding he was "disappointed" at the delay.

The Dutch ambassador to Egypt, who was due to attend the hearing, tweeted that it had been postponed until 8 August.

The journalists strenuously deny collaborating with the Muslim Brotherhood, which is considered to be a terrorist group, after President Mohammed Morsi was overthrown by the military in 2013.

They say they were jailed for doing their jobs and want to move on in life

Mr Fahmy was Cairo bureau chief at the time of his arrest and spent 411 days in custody.

He told our source that "factors other than evidence" were likely to play a part in "this circus of a retrial".

"I hope the judge understands the international outcry and support we have will only increase and make Egypt look bad and even worse if he puts us back in prison," he added.