Carl Beech is on trial for perverting the course of justice, at Newcastle Crown Court. Beech was anonymised as ‘Nick’ when he alleged he had been abused as a child by a VIP sex abuse ring. Via: VIP paedophile ring 'fantasist' brought misery to high-profile political figures
Live updates from The Bristol County Ground, 1pm BST startCounty Championship, day one – live with Tanya Aldred!Feel free to email Simon or tweet @Simon_Burnton 2.55pm BST 25th over: Pakistan 142-3 (Imam-ul-Haq 89, Sarfaraz 22) Another quietish over ends with Sarfaraz spotting Curran’s slower ball and heaving it down the Read more
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, including the latest developments in the US-China trade rowLatest: Trump tweetsMore investors fear a crashEarlier:Latest: UK jobless rate now lowest since 1975But in-work poverty still hits millions 2.54pm BST Commodity prices are also rebounding a little. Soybean price are up almost Read more
Attorney general’s new investigation follows years of Trump and supporters claiming justice department and FBI spied on his campaignSign up to the US briefing and get a new perspective 2.36pm BST Hello and welcome to our daily politics coverage.US attorney general William Barr has put the power of the justice Read more
Secretary of state’s visit will be first high-level meeting since redacted Mueller report releaseMike Pompeo is to meet Vladimir Putin in Russia at a time of heightened fears of a clash between the US and Iran, a Moscow ally.A Kremlin spokesman, before the meeting on Tuesday, accused the US of Read more
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt chronicled final months before he was beheaded on 13 May 1619Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is arguably the greatest Dutch statesman, as one of the founding fathers who helped liberate the Netherlands from Spanish rule, but for 200 years the whereabouts of a diary chronicling his final months before Read more
See below for live updates from Westminster Via: Brexit news – live: EU tells British government it is on a 'Brexit break' and it won't listen to top Theresa May aide until tomorrow
Killer who left child’s body with 117 ‘catastrophic’ injuries challenges jail term length Via: Aaron Campbell: Teenager who raped and murdered six-year-old Alesha MacPhail appeals against sentence
‘Next time we will have to quite simply have more people earlier, and be very very fast and assertive about getting people arrested,’ Cressida Dick says Via: Police chief says Extinction Rebellion protesters will be arrested 'very, very fast' and suggests officers were not assertive enough last time
Three milkshakes in three days hit Ukip’s tour of Devon and Cornwall Via: Carl Benjamin: Milkshake thrown at Ukip candidate who made rape remarks about Labour MP