Court ruled that statue in Pittsboro was private propertyCounty official says: ‘Residents are eager to move forward’A North Carolina county removed a Confederate statue from a historic courthouse early on Wednesday, joining the handful of places around the state where such monuments have come down in recent years despite a Read more
Follow for live updates from the election campaign Via: Boris Johnson news – live: Corbyn handed election debate poll boost, as Tories face angry backlash over fake fact checker
Embassy dismisses ‘ridiculous’ allegations after police storm diplomatic building during protest Via: Police investigating claim Bahrain Embassy staff tried to kill protester on roof
‘It shows the Tories are so out of touch they don’t even know how food banks operate’ Via: General election: Tory ignorance of food banks exposed in figures blunder, Labour says
Reform of Air Passenger Duty would target business travellers and jet-setters, while infrequent holidaymakers will see prices fall Via: Climate change: Lib Dems manifesto pledges to tax wealthy people more to fly
Leeds North East candidate Amjad Bashir apologised for the comments about British Jews who visited Israel Via: Tory election candidate suspended over antisemitism allegations
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Princess Diana’s niece chatted avidly to Cold Feet star James Nesbitt, 54, at the Walpole British Luxury Awards at The Dorchester. Via: SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Princess Diana's niece Lady Kitty Spencer cosies up with Cold Feet star
David Baddiel said the Labour leader’s way of pronouncing ‘Epstein’ made the paedophile sound more Jewish as others accused Corbyn of making a point to ‘fellow Anti-Semite comrades’. Via: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn both REFUSE to back Prince Andrew in leadership debate
The Conservative Party Press office changed their official Twitter handle to FactCheckUK during tonight’s ITV debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn. Via: Tories blasted over FactCheckUK Twitter scam
Around 1,800 properties are estimated to have flooded across the North. More than half are in towns and villages around Doncaster. It is expected to cost insurers between £80m and £120m. Via: How insurers are using the small print to refuse flood victims' claims