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Johnson set to make £700,000 profit from sale of his ex-marital home

Boris Johnson is set to make £700,000 profit from sale of Islington former marital home after getting offer ‘very close to’ £3.75m asking price as he prepares to move into Number Ten Carrie Symonds will move into No10 if Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister  The couple have purchased a new home in Camberwell to ‘put […]

Hong Kong government building in disarray after vandalism

Police probe into sexual assault at Latitude Festival A woman was the victim of a serious sexual assault at Latitude festival, police have said. Suffolk Constabulary said officers were investigating the report of the attack at the festival on Saturday between 10pm and 11pm. Specially trained officers are looking after the woman and the investigation […]

Takeaways from Japan poll: diplomatic challenges and diversity

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has avoided lame-duck status after his ruling bloc won a solid victory in Sunday’s upper house election but the poll – with nearly record-low turnout – has dented his hopes of revising the pacifist constitution and left him facing tough diplomatic challenges Below are five takeaways from […]

Tony Blair warns Boris a no-deal Brexit ‘could be catastrophic’

Tony Blair warns Boris Johnson a no-deal Brexit ‘could be catastrophic’ and demands a second referendum on crashing out of Europe without an agreement Tony Blair has said Boris Johnson should offer a referendum on Brexit as PM The three-time election winner argues the choices should be No Deal or Remain It comes as Mr […]

Iran sentences ‘CIA-trained spies’ to death as crisis with West escalates

Iran claims it has captured 17 "CIA spies" and some have been sentenced to death amid escalating tensions with the US. An intelligence ministry official told state television that CIA operatives infiltrated critical sectors of Iran, and its agents had broken up a spy ring. The US has not yet responded to the claims. The […]

Cuomo rips Con Ed over power outages, calls in state police for backup

Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday night blasted ConEd amid power outages across Brooklyn, claiming the power company should have been ready to handle the heat. Cuomo even called for state police to step in and assist those without lights or air conditioning in Brooklyn. “We’ve been through this situation w ConEd time & again & […]

Elon Musk: ‘Alcohol is a solution’ – SpaceX CEO’s latest Twitter riddle baffles fans

On Sunday night Mr Musk tweeted: “Technically, alcohol is a solution.” One savvy Twitter follower managed to solve the pun in Mr Musk’s Twitter riddle. The Twitter user said: “Technically, alcoholic drinks are solutions. “Pure alcohol is a solvent. “Ethanol plus water is confusing because both are solvents.” Many of the SpaceX CEO’s Twitter following […]

40% of Labour voters want Corbyn out as leader before next election

Support collapses for Corbyn: 40% of Labour voters want him out as leader before the next election – and a quarter say he must go NOW Support for Mr Corbyn’s leadership has dropped 24 points since March: YouGov Survey shows 43 percent of Labour voters think he is doing a bad job as leader Now […]