Exclusive: ‘We share over 90 per cent of our DNA with them. This is as close to murder as you can get,’ campaigner tells The Independent Via: British trophy-hunters legally killed 500 African monkeys and baboons in 30 years
Judge rejects man’s asylum appeal on grounds that he did not have gay ‘demeanour’, says barrister Via: Asylum seeker told by judge he was not 'effeminate' enough to be gay
Jack Letts, 24, who has dual UK-Canadian nationality, was deprived of his passport by Sajid Javid on Sunday, igniting a row where Canada has accused Britain of ‘off-loading’ its responsibilities. Via: Muslim convert Jihadi Jack could use legal loophole to escape prosecution
Internet sensation PewDiePie married longterm girlfriend Marzia Bisognin in a lavish ceremony at London’s Kew Gardens on Monday – eight years to the day since they met. Via: PewDiePie is MARRIED! YouTuber weds fellow-social media star Marzia Bisognin
As part of their probe, the states are expected to issue investigative demands, similar to subpoenas, focused on Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon, Via: Twenty state attorneys plan antitrust investigation into big tech including Facebook and Amazon
The man, who has not been named, was mauled to death on Tuesday at the Dinokeng Game Reserve, north of Pretoria, when the lions attacked him as he went inside their enclosure to tend to them. Via: Game keeper is killed by three lions he owned in South Africa
Jed Foster’s mother Jolene Hannington clutched a Superman teddy bear outside Reading Magistrates’ Court in Berkshire today as he appeared over a murder charge. Via: Mother of PC Andrew Harper's 'killer' says 'hang in there my beautiful boy'
Secretary of state acknowledged that Islamic State militants are gaining strength, contradicting US president’s claimsSign up to the US briefing and get a new perspective 2.53pm BST Joe Biden may have a hold over the frontrunner mantle, but Elizabeth Warren appears to have the momentum.The Massachusetts senator and progressive icon Read more
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happenDiane Abbott: free movement plan worse than WindrushAnalysis: what’s in new bid to remove backstop? 2.41pm BST I’m back, and No 10 has responded to Donald Tusk’s statement rejecting Boris Johnson’s proposal for the backstop. A Downing Street spokesman said:We are Read more
A tribute by US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has prompted Twitter users to share stories of their own ‘sitty’. Mine was formidableThere are not many good news stories about Palestine so I was thrilled when, over the weekend, #MyPalestineSitty trended on Twitter. A tribute by congresswoman Rashida Tlaib to the “sitty” Read more