Left’s favoured candidate throws weight behind flatmate over Momentum choice Richard BurgonThe Labour leadership contender Rebecca Long Bailey has written to leading figures in Momentum, urging the leftwing campaign group to throw its weight behind Angela Rayner as the party’s deputy leader.Momentum’s coordinating committee is expected to meet on Saturday Read more
Having been pushed to the brink of retirement before the last Paralympics, the swimmer took a year out. Now, reunited with her old coach, she cannot wait for Tokyo“A lot of the time, when I swim, I close my eyes because it is definitely lonely,” Ellie Simmonds says as she Read more
‘How dare they? Children up and down the country are desperately fighting for a future,’ say climate activists after inclusion in official report alongside banned Islamist and far-right groups Via: Counter-terrorism police list Extinction Rebellion as extremist group
The specialist unit will be dedicated solely to offensive action to combat security threats, extremism, hackers, disinformation and election interference Via: UK is nearly ready to launch force to hit hostile countries with cyberattacks
Gemma Watts (pictured) 21, from Enfield, travelled the country by train to meet the youngsters, who believed they were in a relationship with a boy close to their own age. Via: Woman, 21, posed as a 16-year-old boy to sexually assault as many as 50 girls
Michael Etuhu, pictured, helped organise a kidnap gang who held a man hostage and tortured him in the mistaken belief that their victim was a multi-millionaire crime lord. Via: Football agent jailed over kidnap and torture attempt
The left-winger, who is trailing sixth and last in the race to replace Jeremy Corbyn, made the suggestion in a campaign speech in London. Via: Labour leadership outsider Clive Lewis calls for referendum on Royal Family in Meghan and Harry row
The debris of the Boeing 737 has been removed from the crash site near Tehran before Ukrainian investigators have even arrived, sparking fears of a cover-up. Via: Iran accuses the US of a 'big lie' over missile claims
Donald Trump asked South Korea’s national security adviser to relay a happy birthday message to Kim Jong-un, who is thought to have turned 36 this week, during a meeting in Washington. Via: Donald Trump sends Kim Jong-un a happy birthday message as North Korean dictator turns 36
US non-farm payrolls have come in lower than expected at 145k for December, while annual wage growth missed forecasts at 2.9% 1.52pm GMT Steen Jakobsen, chief economist at Saxo Bank, says the biggest question arising from the US December jobs figures is why wage growth is slowing:Quick-take: Non-farm. Small miss Read more