With her muddy wellies, 15th-century house in Oxfordshire, aristocratic neighbours, plummy voice and Aga, the artist formerly known as Ginger Spice has come a long way. Via: How marriage turned Geri into Posh Spice: No wonder Ginger’s in a tizz over racy Mel B rumours
The Commons hurried through a bill, which eventually passed by one vote, forcing the Prime Minister to seek an extension with Brussels if she cannot agree a deal with Jeremy Corbyn. Via: MPs back Remainer plot to stop No Deal and force Brexit delay in series of knife-edge Commons votes
Celebrities including George Clooney, Elton John and Ellen DeGeneres have called for a boycott of the hotel group which owns The Dorchester and 45 Park Lane in London. Via: Hotel group owned by Brunei ruler who supports stoning gay men to death DELETES social media pages
House speaker John Bercow sat in the middle of the drama as MPs from across the UK voted on whether to hold a third round of indicative votes to help break the Brexit impasse. Via: Bercow sat amid the drama, just how he likes it: HENRY DEEDES on an epic Read more
Indonesian authorities take action to protect endangered species after reports dozens had been sold on FacebookTourists will be banned from Komodo Island, the home of the ancient Komodo dragon, from January 2020 to allow for conservation efforts, after a smuggling case involving the endangered animal.The island, in Maggarai Barat Indonesia, Read more
Under new criminal laws those found guilty of gay sex or adultery can be stoned to death Brunei’s new Islamic criminal laws punishing gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death have triggered an outcry from countries, rights groups and celebrities far beyond the tiny south-east Asian nation’s shores.The Read more
As elections loom in one of south-east Asia’s only true democracies, some wonder whether the president has done enoughFive years ago he was south-east Asia’s democratic poster boy, Indonesia’s Obama. His face plastered across Time magazine with three words: A New Hope.When Joko Widodo, or “Jokowi”, was elected president of Read more
After resigning party whip, Nick Boles says he ‘can be blunt where previously I might have been discreet’ Via: May's head of communications is 'hard Brexiter who wants to destroy the PM's new search for a cross party compromise', former Tory MP claims
Chancellor describes option of taking Brexit deal to public vote as ‘perfectly credible proposition’ Via: Final Say: Hammond says 'confirmatory referendum' deserves to be tested in Parliament
Police have launched a murder investigation but are not searching for any suspectPolice have launched a murder investigation after a pair believed to be a pioneering Concorde pilot and his wife were found dead near the village of Bucklebury.The couple found in a property in west Berkshire have been named Read more