Three Bulgarian nationals were allegedly part of a group which carried out surveillance on opponents of the Russian state, the Old Bailey heard.

Tommy McQuaker, 29, took part in a ‘siege’ on a hotel housing asylum seekers in Tamworth in the wake of the Southport stabbings.

Data from October shows that international protection applications were around half in October compared to May, but only 25 lower than in June.

Of the six border crossings between Lebanon and Syria, two remain functional after Israeli airstrikes forced the others shut.

N-Dubz singer Tulisa Contostavlos had a bug removed from her ear when she asked medics to get it out during a Bushtucker Trial.

The Government said it will move to a fairer system of allocating money as it published the local government financial settlement for next year.