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Arch-Brexiteer appointed Leader of the House of Commons Via: Jacob Rees-Mogg handed cabinet role by Boris Johnson

Follow all the latest updates from Westminster Via: Boris Johnson news – live: Williamson, Raab and Patel return to government as new PM continues biggest cabinet reshuffle in modern history

Sajid Javid becomes first Muslim chancellor, while Jeremy Hunt walked out after rejecting move to defence Via: Boris Johnson dismantles cabinet in reshuffle, building government around people who delivered Brexit vote

Follow along with how the heatwave unfolded Via: UK weather: Heatwave prompts warnings to stay at home, as temperatures to hit 'record-breaking' 39C tomorrow

Platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are rated least favourably for accuracy and trustworthiness, research finds Via: Half of UK adults get their news from social media, Ofcom finds

Facebook will pay a record-breaking $5bn fine to resolve a government probe into its privacy practices and the social media giant will restructure its approach to privacy, the FTC said on Wednesday Via: Facebook to pay record billion U.S. fine over privacy violations but critics call it a bargain

Stock in Facebook, Amazon and Google parent Alphabet opened down more than 1% on Wednesday morning, following word of the sweeping antitrust investigation. Via: Tech shares fall as US reveals it has launched antitrust investigation

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Keri Lynn Noble, from Cincinnati in Ohio, was told she had a basal cell carcinoma in 2016, after noticing an odd-looking scab on her forehead. Via: Skin cancer patient was left with a gaping golf ball-sized hole in her forehead

Theresa May will face the Commons one last time with just hours to go until she hands over to Boris Johnson in another dramatic day in politics. Via: Theresa May takes last PMQs before handing over to Boris Johnson

Mark Bune and fiancée Sian Elston-Lowe were hiking along Kogel Bay Beach in South Africa, but were followed by a baboon. He approached Miss Elston-Lowe and grabbed hold of her bag. Via: British woman mugged by a BABOON while on a relaxing seaside walk with her fiancee in South Africa