Join GLEN WILLIAMS for live coverage of the second day from Brisbane with updates from PAUL NEWMAN, MARTIN SAMUEL, OLIVER HOLT and session reports from LAWRENCE BOOTH. Via: Ashes 2017, LIVE: Australia vs England – First Test, Day 2
Even the saintly Mary Berry (pictured) got it in the neck this week for daring to present a TV programme which shows the landed gentry in an affectionate light. Via: JAN MOIR says even Mary Berry is getting it in the neck
Over-by-over updates from the second day at the GabbaAli Martin: James Vince avoids pitfalls of Ashes pastAdam Collins: Gabba fails to live up to reputation 1.58am GMT 113th over: England 285-8 (Broad 8, Ball 14) Neither Ball nor Broad look happy against Cummins but they both stand their ground and Read more
New charges come after Boris Johnson's mistaken claims mother-of-one had been 'teaching journalism' in Tehran Via: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to face second charge of 'spreading propaganda' in Iranian court
Move suggests former national security adviser could be seeking a deal with special counsel Robert Mueller over election interferenceA lawyer for former national security adviser Michael Flynn has told President Donald Trump’s legal team that they are no longer communicating with them about special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian Read more
Opposition is calling for tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald to resign over handling of police whistleblower scandalIreland is in danger of a snap election over the future of its deputy prime minister, who faces a vote of no confidence in the country’s parliament next week.Frances Fitzgerald, the tánaiste, faces calls from the Read more
Actor who worked on seven films with disgraced mogul says she is taking pleasure in his downfallUma Thurman has broken her silence on Harvey Weinstein, saying of the ongoing stream of allegations against him: “I’m glad it’s going slowly – you don’t deserve a bullet.”The actor, who worked on seven Read more
Reforms aimed at enabling HMRC to concentrate on serious avoidanceThe £100 immediate fine for filing a late tax return will be replaced by a driving licence-style points system.The change will come as part of a series of Treasury reforms which aim to concentrate on serious tax avoidance and not punish Read more
Chlo Winfield, now 20, tells The Independent how she spent three years in an abusive relationship as new figures reveal teenage girls most likely group to fall victim to abuse in England and Wales Via: 'He would threaten to kill me, but I thought it was normal': 13-year-old domestic abuse Read more
Prime Minister will travel to Brussels to address EU summit with Eastern European nations Via: Brexit: Theresa May to meet Donald Tusk in new bid to break ongoing deadlock