October 2017

Mr Wynne-Jones has had a team of dedicated builders working on site to make his dreams of the perfect home a reality. Via: Staines property bought from £13k turned to £4m dream home

Sir Michael Fallon said British troops would now carry out their training mission ‘further forward’ and undertake ‘close protection’ duties at the Al-Asad Airbase. Via: British troops will be sent 'outside the wire' in Iraq

Baroness Jenkin said ‘men used to hit on you all the time’ when she first joined Parliament as a secretary in the 1970s. Via: MPs tell of harassment in wake Harvey Weinstein claims

The City of Sydney has promised free wedding venues for gay couples if the law changes to allow same-sex marriage, but Monday’s motion was slammed by Tony Abbott’s sister Christine Forster. Via: City of Sydney promises free weddings to gay couples

In scenes recently filmed for A Rainy Day In New York, a character played by Rebecca Hall accuses Jude Law’s character of having sex with a 15-year-old ‘concubine’, Elle Fanning. Via: Woody Allen's new film features adult-teen sex theme

Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including Theresa May’s statement to MPs about Brexit and the EU summitNo 10 lobby briefing – SummaryLunchtime summary 3.06pm BST Robert Peston, the ITV political editor, has written an interesting Facebook post about the FAZ report of the May/Juncker dinner. Read more

Myeshia Johnson: ‘I was very angry at the tone of his voice’Trump alleged to have told widow her husband ‘knew what he signed up for’The widow of Sgt La David Johnson said her condolence call with Donald Trump “made me cry even worse”, speaking publicly for the first time on Read more

Shares in major British car dealership Pendragon plunge after it warns that demand for new cars in the UK is slidingLatest: UK manufacturing growth slows, as bosses grow pessimisticBREAKING: Pendragon issues profits warning as consumer confidence wanesBusiness has deteriorated badly in the last quarterCompany blames “decline in demand for new Read more