President laments ‘hatred, bigotry and violence from many sides’ but senior Republicans and Democrats demand condemnation of far-right extremistsDonald Trump has faced bipartisan criticism after failing to explicitly condemn the role of white supremacists in clashes with counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, that culminated in a car running into a crowd, Read more…
Stargazers able to wish upon a myriad of shooting stars Via: Perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky
20-year-old James Fields of Ohio arrested on Saturday following attack at ‘Unite the Right’ gatheringA man has been arrested and charged with murder after a car rammed into a group of people peacefully protesting against a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday, killing one person and injuring 19.Police Read more…
Ministers from Remain and Leave wings of party agree Brexit really does mean Brexit Via: Brexit: UK will not seek to remain in the EU 'by the back door', pledge Fox and Hammond in show of Tory unity
• Chris Stroud and Hideki Matsuyama one shot behind Kevin Kisner• Struggles illustrated by lack of a single birdie at 1st hole on SaturdayThe 99th playing of the US PGA Championship has sporting parallels. There is, for example, the grim scoreless draw that football hipsters insist is wonderfully entertaining on Read more…
• Asha Philip, Desirèe Henry, Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita take medals• ‘We had a couple of precarious moments but we got it round,’ says PhilipA mixed week for British athletes at these world championships in London is suddenly encased in a silver lining. Last year Britain’s talented women’s 4x100m Read more…
New 'position paper' is expected to stick to Britain's current plan to use smart technology and spot checks – which Dublin opposes Via: Theresa May 'to insist on Northern Ireland border checks post-Brexit' in move likely to anger the Republic
Both America and North Korea are led by men who take an active pleasure in sabre-rattlingYou would have to be 90 now to have been 18 years old when the last nuclear weapon was used in anger. Nothing would more surprise the pessimists among the 1945 generation than the knowledge Read more…
New poll finds big support for fees to be slashed or scrapped and for interest on loans to be axed Via: Theresa May under pressure to cut cost of university as public rejects high fees and huge debts
Same culprit could be behind suspicious packages sent to Parliament and Government institutions Via: Counter-terror police investigating far-right hate mail campaign targeting mosques in UK and US