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Boris Johnson is a liar with his back to the wall, says French FM
France's foreign minister has said his newly-appointed British counterpart, Boris Johnson, is a liar with "his back against the wall". In comments to Europe 1 radio, Jean-Marc Ayrault said Mr Johnson had lied to the British people during the recent EU referendum campaign and would now be under pressure "to...
Brazil Olympics: France warned of attack plan on Rio team
France was informed of a planned terror attack on its team at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the head of French military intelligence has said. Gen Christophe Gomart told a parliamentary commission in May that a "partner agency" warned of the plot by a Brazilian Islamist militant. No further details were given....
Boris Johnson is foreign secretary: The world reacts
Newspapers and politicians around the world have been reacting to Boris Johnson's appointment as UK foreign secretary. Many were surprised, citing his history of faux pas including insulting the president of Turkey and commenting on the US president's ancestry. French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said in a radio...
May’s cabinet: Truss to justice, Gove, Morgan, Whittingdale out
Michael Gove has been sacked as justice secretary and replaced by Liz Truss as Theresa May forms her new government, in her first full day as UK PM. Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has also gone, replaced by ex-international development secretary Justine Greening. Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has been sacked, while...
Obama: US must bridge divide between police and public
President Barack Obama has said the US is "not even close" to where it needs to be in bridging the divide between police and the communities they serve. He said more must be done to build trust among black and Hispanic people that police violence would be investigated properly. Mr Obama was speaking in Washington...
Google’s new CAMERA just made your home a lot safer
BURGLARS beware — the new Nest Outdoor Cam brings smarter home protection and security alerts sent straight to your phone. Google has made securing your home more tech-friendly than ever with the launch of its smartest security camera yet. The Nest Cam Outdoor lets users keep an eye on their property wherever they are in...
Euro disaster: Basket-case Italy faces decade of austerity just to get back to 2007 levels
ITALY'S economy is around halfway through a lost two decades, following a slow and painful recovery from the financial crisis that still has a long way to go, according to alarming analysis by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Amid a surge in refugees, market turmoil and a slowdown in global trade, the Mediterranean...
Theresa May’s THREE BREXITEERS — New PM reveals her top team to get us out of EU
BORIS Johnson was sensationally appointed Foreign Secretary last night as Theresa May assembled a Cabinet team to pull Britain out of the EU. In a dramatic signal of her determination to show that “Brexit means Brexit”, the new Prime Minister gave the former London Mayor and star of the Vote Leave campaign a crucial...
Terror in Russian town as boy is struck down with BUBONIC PLAGUE
THOUSANDS of Russians are being given emergency vaccinations against the Bubonic Plague after a boy contracted the deadly infectious disease while skinning a marmot. Vaccine is being rushed to remote Kosh-Agach in the Altai Mountains in a bid to stop a full scale outbreak of the Black Death infection. The ten year old boy...
Merkel to push ahead with EU army following Brexit vote, says German defence minister
ANGELA Merkel could press ahead with plans to create an EU army following Britain's decision to leave the EU, according to the German defence minister. Ursula von der Leyen, who has been tipped to take over Merkel as Chancellor, said Britain had "paralysed" European efforts for closer integration in military...
Theresa May SNUBBED by Obama as world leaders call to congratulate new Prime Minister
THERESA May has been snubbed by Barack Obama as the US President failed to call Britain’s new Prime Minister to offer his congratulations. Number 10’s newest occupant has received calls from leaders in Germany, France and Ireland but has so far heard nothing from America’s outgoing White House chief. German...
Gobsmacked passengers ‘URINATED ON’ by man after landing in Edinburgh
SHOCKED travellers were left stunned after a fellow passenger urinated on them. The disgusting incident happened on a flight from Copenhagen to Edinburgh after a passenger tried to get off the plane shortly after it had landed. The 26-year-old man was told to sit down by flight attends — to which his response was to...