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What is Boris Johnson hiding in Russian interference report ‘suppressed’ until after election?
Government accused of “suppressing the truth” about Russia Brexit and Tory leadership links.
Boris Johnson lookalike spotted reading ‘House of Lies’ book on Turkish holiday
Yorkshireman Philip Waters said he “laughed for ages” when he spotted a spitting image of the Prime Minister soaking up the sun in Kalkan, Turkey.
Hundreds of prisoners leaving jail homeless, reports warn
The chief inspector of prisons said 47% of the inmates were released from HMP Cardiff with no accommodation to go to, during a six-month period.
Nursery closed after worker held on suspicion of sex offences on children as young as two
Police have scoured CCTV from Jack and Jill Childcare in Torquay and identified children as young as two as potential victims.
Jacob Rees-Mogg “profoundly” apologises for Grenfell comments
He initially said he would have ignored the 'stay put' policy, but on reflection, "what he meant to say" is that he would have also listened to the fire brigade’s advice.
Jacob Rees-Mogg says Grenfell Tower victims should have used “common sense”
Jeremy Corbyn has called for the Conservative MP to apologise for the “crass and insensitive comments immediately”.
Journalist sues Donald Trump for defamation after he called her sex assault claim a lie
Donald Trump said in June that E Jean Carroll was “totally lying”, termed the accusation “fake news” and called her “not my type”.
Corbyn accuses Tories of Brexit ‘hijack’ to sell out the NHS
The Labour leader says Boris Johnson is plotting to unleash ‘Thatcherism on steroids’ and a betrayal of Vote Leave pledges.
US starts withdrawal from Paris climate pact
With a hand-delivered letter, the US is the first nation to pull out of the deal. Agreement rules prevented any country from pulling out in the first three years after ratification on November 4 2016.