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Hundreds of barristers begin strikes today in a dispute over legal aid funding, 81.5% of the more than 2,000 union members voting in the ballot supporting walking out of court.

Boris Johnson is busy burnishing his statesman credentials at the G7 summit in Bavaria, where leaders are discussing ways to help thwart Vladimir Putin.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning west coast rapper, 35, was one of a number of artists at the British music festival to protest at the decision in Washington on Friday, including Billie Eilish on Friday.

The 2022 championship marks the first time the grounds will be filled with up to 42,000 people every day since before the coronavirus pandemic.

Jill Dando's murder could have been a case of mistaken identity as French court documents claim the real target was Lisa Brinkworth - and that the killing was ordered by a French fashion mogul.

Carrie Johnson joined Brigitte Macron as the pair dressed casually on a Nordic walk around Lake Ferchensee, near Elmau Castle, in Kruen, Germany, on Sunday.

GUY ADAMS: There are unsavoury facts about life under the Al Thani yoke. The ruling family presides over a deeply-regressive Islamic society with rife misogyny, where floggings are a spectator sport.

It has emerged a former Qatari prime minister donated £2.5million to the Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund. Three donations of nearly £900,000 were stuffed in carrier bags and a holdall.

I've contacted my council several times and was told it was my own fault as I chose to live where I do. The person I contacted was rude and I asked if they had any two-bedroom houses and was told no.

RUTH SUNDERLAND: When it comes to fraud, the UK is a centre of excellence - as the investigation by this newspaper has proved. But why? What has turned Britain into Fraud Island?

Rupert Murdoch might have ended his marriage with Jerry Hall via text message, it has been claimed.

The 32-year-old was left shaken on Sunday after her son Wolfie had to be rushed to hospital due to an allergic reaction -explaining she was feeling 'so many emotions' following the scary ordeal.

Britain has to 'strengthen' its preparations for the possibility of a new pandemic labelled 'Disease X', according to experts, after a string of infectious diseases hit the UK in the past six months.

JULIE BINDEL: My talk in Nottinghamshire was cancelled on the ludicrous grounds that my views on transgender rights are 'at odds' with civic policy. Now I am suing the council responsible.

The X Factor's Tom Mann, 28, was surrounded by his loved ones as he held a memorial for his late fiancée Danielle Hampson this weekend.

Boris Johnson is going to 'delay' a cabinet reshuffle 'until autumn' following the double by-election defeat as Labour insiders claim 'Operation Domino' plan to bring across six Tory MPs is still 'in play'.

DOMINIC LAWSON: To listen to Mick Lynch, the general secretary of the RMT union, you'd think his members were being viciously exploited by the fatcat controllers of Network Rail

Downing Street (pictured the PM Boris Johnson) said the Russian leader's decision to fire missiles on the Ukrainian capital had 'stiffened the resolve' of leaders.

President Joe Biden on Sunday slammed Russia's attack on Kyiv as 'barbarism' as he worked to hold Western leaders together against Vladimir Putin.

Harriet Sergeant uncovers how health visitors and other vital services for new parents, babies and toddlers all but disappeared in lockdown and, more shockingly still, remain unavailable . . .

The 25-year-old told fans it was 'good to be back' as she kicked off her set on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival on Sunday in Somerset.

The Prime Minister mingled with the likes of Joe Biden and German chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Bavarian Alps at the summit which featured the fallout from Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Engineers and frontline workers will decide whether to walk out in as soon as a fortnight's time in what would be the first national strike in 35 years. Workers accuse BT' of a 'low flat-rate pay rise'.

Funny cat videos have become sinister according to a leading cat charity as owners provoke their pets to garner a reaction in an attempt to make the images go viral.

Rebel Labour MPs pictured left to right defied Kier Starmer's picket line ban, including Dan Carden, Kim Johnson, Paula Barker and Ian Byrne join a Liverpool picket on Saturday

The British No 1 will make her Centre Court debut as she returns to SW19 where she burst on to the scene with a record-breaking run in 2021 - but her grandmother says she will not be watching.

The plans, unveiled on Sunday at the G7 summit in Germany, are designed as an alternative to China's massive Belt and Road initiative which has won influence for Beijing in the developing world.

Rebecca Cooke screamed at Phil Foden: 'Do you think I'm a d**khead?' in front of shocked holidaymakers at a Corfu resort after she allegedly looked at his phone while he was swimming.

The fraud losses per person in the UK are far higher than in other leading Western economies, including the United States, Canada and Australia.

Nearly 20 people had to be evacuated from their homes as a large fire swept over a grass field in Norbury, south London, this afternoon.

Gender neutral toilets are now open for fans after being added as part of a Logistics Hub built during the pandemic in 2020.

Boris Johnson warned yesterday that there is 'no point' in giving workers bumper pay rises because it would push up prices even further.

'Q,' the enigmatic leader of Qanon - the Trump-backing movement that believes a global Satan-worshiping cannibalistic child kidnapping ring controls the world - has reemerged after two years

Boris Johnson, Canada's Justin Trudeau and European commission president Ursula von der Leyen all mocked the Russian dictator as they sat down for discussions in Bavaria.

TV legend Graham Skidmore, known as the iconic voiceover artists of Blind Date, has died aged 90. Skidmore, pictured left, was also a voiceover artist on BBC2's Shooting Stars with Vic Reeves.

Grant Bradley, 46, is accused of murdering Marcus Dunkerton, 40, in Charfield, Gloucestershire, on Friday.

The suspected terrorist charged in the killing of two people at an Oslo gay bar in the early hours on Saturday is refusing to answer police questions, his lawyer said

Boris Johnson and French president Emmanuel Macron locked into an uncomfortable-looking embrace before their one-on-one meeting in Bavaria.

A hoard of De Haartman & Co cognac recovered from the shipwreck of Swedish steamer Kyros a century after it sank on its way to tsarist Russia is going on sale for nearly £8,000 a bottle.

Three teams of mobile bobbies, known as Kestrel teams, are swooping down on crime under an innovative scheme from Suffolk Police to provide a more targeted approach to policing.

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham - often tipped as a successor to Keir Starmer - said moving away from the current 'first past the post' arrangements could allow 'wider reforms'.

The 20 stone General Pavel, 67, has been summoned from his comfortable retirement in the Moscow suburbs and told to don his army fatigues and go to the front lines of eastern Ukraine.

Susan Shepherd was in her kitchen opening her fridge to make a cup of tea when the blast happened at her home in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in August 2017.

Industry chiefs fear that a winter crisis could be on the cards if freight trains carrying billions of pounds of Christmas gifts up and down the country in July and August are disrupted by further RMT walkouts.

Hot tubs and sauna's T have become more popular than south-facing gardens, outdoor bars, gnomes and sheds as we head into the summer months.

Princess Beatrice found herself in a tricky situation at Glastonbury after her card was apparently declined for payment not once, not twice... but three times.

A seven-year-old girl was pictured being pulled out of the wreckage of her Kyiv home after a Russian airstrike. The unidentified child was fast asleep when the bombs fell today

Throngs of avid tennis lovers were spotted at Wimbledon today ready to secure tickets for tomorrow's opening matches, with some making themselves quite at home outside the club.

Heathrow, Britain's biggest airport has descended into total chaos today as families bed-down and baggage handlers branded the crisis gripping the aviation sector 'the worst disruption ever seen'.

BBC presenter Amol Rajan (pictured) has been blasted for using the partisan term 'pro-life' to describe anti-abortion activists when discussing the US Supreme Court's upending of Roe v Wade.

Putin's spokesman did not deny the late night dash to the Kremlin, but ruled out the purpose being a crisis meeting of top officials. He also denied that Putin was to make an immediate emergency statement.

President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that the United States and its G7 allies will ban imports of Russian gold in another attempt to cut off Vladimir Putin's funding for his war in th Ukraine. 

Cops raided the home of Lai Uong, 47, and found thousands of pounds worth of tech stolen from the Bluewater Shopping Centre branch near Dartford, Kent.

Pharmacists saw a rise of 44 per cent more patients turning to them for advice after failing to get a GP appointment, as another study reveals 4.3million people are currently awaiting invasive surgery.

Christian Ononye said he was being harassed because of his height after a colleague pinned a picture of the famously short American actor to a wall at work.

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has opened up about his eldest brother's suicide four years ago, saying he still struggles with survivor's guilt.

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The U.S. is to announce that it has bought an advanced surface-to-air missile system for Ukraine, according to several reports, as Volodomyr Zelensky urges more help.

G7 leaders last night revealed a multi-billion dollar investment plan for the developing world in a stinging rebuke to China's Belt and Road Initiative. President Biden said: 'This isn't aid or charity'

Three women over the age of 50 were killed and four others - including a child - were injured after an Amtrak train collided with a car in Brentwood, California.

The Prime Minister will share wurst in Bavaria tonight with France's Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Olaf Scholz, as well as the EU's Ursula Von der Leyen, as NI Bill is voted on in the Commons.

Boris Johnson jokingly hailed a 'bromance' after a cuddly meeting with the French president in Bavaria yesterday.

Professor Aali Sheen, 51, a consultant surgeon, claims he was 'racially triaged' at Manchester Airport when he was given a full body scan while white travellers were not.

Mother-of-one, Nicole Elkabbas (pictured), 44, from Kent, conned hundreds into donating more than £40,000 by pretending she had cancer and will only have to pay back a fiver.

Rep. Mayra Flores from Texas was getting sworn-in by the House Speaker last week when she posed for a photograph at the White House.

President Joe Biden on Monday rallied western allies to a series of new sanctions on Russia ahead of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's address to the G7.

EXCLUSIVE: A Ukrainian girl has been forced to return to her war-torn home city after her hopes of a starting a new life with her aunt and cousin in the UK were dashed.

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe was laughed at by other central bankers in Zurich when he told them Australia only released inflation data every three months.

Ellisha Wilson tried to dupe Merseyside Police into giving her the cash as an emergency payment after getting into chronic debt through her previous job as an air stewardess.

Dramatic footage shows the moment helicopter crew rescued a little boy after he fell 30 metres down a rocky embankment on the side of a mountain in Queensland.

A man has been shot by police in Melbourne's inner north on Monday afternoon with paramedics rushing to the scene. 

Ukraine said the strike hit a Russian command post hidden inside a school near the city of Izyum, in the Donbas, killing at least 40 soldiers and destroying a dozen vehicles in the process.

Moscow missed the deadline to pay $100 million (£81.4m) in interest on two Eurobonds, one denominated in U.S. dollars and another euros, which had originally been due on May 27.

Tony Blackburn has attacked the BBC for its 'strange' decision to move his Radio 2 show. The 79-year-old DJ appeared to blame the decision on ageism.

Seven payouts were awarded to school children in Queensland between February 2020 and November 2021. One payout was given to a student who ran into a basketball pole.

Actress Jodie Sweetin, best known for playing Stephanie Tanner on 'Full House,' was shoved to the ground by police officers during an abortion rights protest in Los Angeles over the weekend.

A studio with a confusing bathroom has drawn ridicule from Aussie renters, with the toilet in the corner of the room - next to the kitchen - surrounded by frosted glass.

Marina Morgan, 29, married the love of her life Robbie, 30, in a large church ceremony in Sydney on June 11. But ten days after exchanging vows, she tragically died in a golf buggy crash.

The tax office is cracking down on Australians who use their car for work - as petrol prices hit new record highs above $2 a litre. Assistant commission Tim Loh explained why they were stricter now.

A serious war of words has broken out between a letting agent and a former tenant over whether or not a property has rotting floorboards, a falling ceiling and mold.

This is the moment Manchester City ace Phil Foden was forced to leave a posh beach club in Corfu, Greece, during a family holiday after a bust-up with his Wag Rebecca Cooke.

A legendary Aussie musician has called for a public holiday to commemorate the day our country was first named more than 200 years ago, in a holiday that could one day replace January 26.

A picture has emerged of an NSW police car parked next to a shipping container on the iconic Harbour Bridge - but police say the vehicle is not guarding the unit and is part of a larger operation.

Valdimir Putin's 'Lipstick Army' frontwoman Maria Zakharova has released a YouTube  briefing demanding the release from jail of 'Aussie Cossack' Simeon Boikov.

Under a grilling by Chris Dawson's lawyer, world number one hit Teacher's Pet podcaster Hedley Thomas has admitted he believes Lyn Dawson was 'murdered in cold blood', and that the accused did it.

Scott Morrison has fired up his Facebook to update followers on how he has been spending his newfound free time, embracing monotonous household chores and going bowling.

Road work speed signs after workers have called it a day will be scrapped if NSW Labor get into power next year, with the state's Labor leader Chris Minns saying it's a 'common sense' move

Sydneysiders commuting into Sydney's CBD from about 8am on Monday morning were greeted by the sound of helicopters blades, sirens, and yelling, as Blockade Australia took the city by storm.

Google has told its workers in the U.S. that they will be allowed to move to another state without having to justify after Roe v Wade was overturned

Shopper Drita Rugov was standing next to Rudy Giuliani when he was hit. Rugov said the former mayor had agreed to pose for a photograph when he was suddenly accosted.

Gladys Berejiklian was all smiles in a selfie with teenage fangirls after the trio stalked her down the road and accidentally scared her in an alley while she was out for a walk in Sydney.

TikTok influencer Ophelia Nichols from Alabama has made a tearful plea for help in tracking down her son's killer after 18-year-old Randon Lee was shot dead on Friday in his car in Prichard near Mobile.

A driver has ploughed through a climate change demonstration in the middle of Sydney's streets, almost running over protesters.

Alec Baldwin is set to interview controversial director Woody Allen this Tuesday on Instagram Live. Baldwin has been a constant defender of Woody Allen's over the years.

The world's most powerful ute has arrived in Australia and it has three-times more grunt than the Toyota HiLux - but comes in at an eyewatering price of $199,950.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned the inflation rate will be 'certainly higher' than the 5.1 per cent rate in the March quarter and will get worse.

The King's School headmaster Tony George has received council approval to install a two-by-three-metre pool on the campus at North Parramatta, in western Sydney.

Disgraced Empire actor Jussie Smollett returned to the red carpet on Sunday donning a tan jacket with baggy brown pants reaching below his heels and black leather shoes.

Police in New York City and San Francisco on Sunday said that reports of shootings at Pride parades in their cities were false alarms.

Ricci Tres, 29, who is trans won the women's division of The Boardr Open today in New York City taking home a $500 prize for a first place win. Tres beat 13-year-old Shiloh Catori from Florida.

Seven people who were participating in a fishing tournament off of Clearwater, Florida, were rescued by the Coast Guard after a lightning bolt hit their boat, leaving them stranded on Saturday.

Mackenzie Wilson, 19, was at Mountain Home air base 50 miles south of Boise on Friday when the accident happened. Initial reports suggested the Humvee she was in overturned.

A mum-to-be has gone into labor just two days after her husband tragically passed away in front of hundreds at a NSW festival, as she prepares to raise the baby alone.

Ex-Mongols bikie Sam 'The Punisher' Abdulrahim has issued a warning from his hospital bed with a photo of his bullet-riddled chest after he was attacked during a funeral procession on Saturday.

NSW is set for a week of transport chaos with a perfect storm of road-blocking climate change protests set to combine with a rauk strike that by the end of the week will cut 75 per cent of trains

Rudy Giuliani was attacked by a supermarket worker on Staten Island on Sunday. Giuliani was at ShopRite campaigning for his son, Andrew, when he was slapped on the back of the head.

Los Angeles County health officials have warned that recent cases of monkeypox detected in the area have been linked to the gay and bisexual communities in the area.

Horrifying CCTV footage captured the moment a hooded man allegedly wielding a gun cornered a couple in a Melbourne carpark before they smashed through the complex's gate to escape.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spoken out against the US Supreme Court decision to overturn federal abortion rights saying this is a 'setback for women that takes away a 'deeply personal decision'

Whitmer was pressed twice on whether she had any concerns after pro-abortion group Jane's Revenge was accused of vandalizing a property housing a congressman's office and pro-life group.

Mali, 22, parked her white hatchback across the road leading into the busy tunnel and brought hundreds of drivers to a standstill on Monday.

Bernie Finn, 63, congratulated friends in the US after the country's Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v Wade decision.

The latest survey from CBS News suggests that a plurality of Americans think Trump was directly involved in a criminal plot to undermine US democracy.

Gianno Caldwell has revealed that his 18-year-old brother was shot and killed on the south side of Chicago, in a shooting which left a 25-year-old woman and 31-year-old man injured.

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has hinted interest rates will keep rising but not to the level many are fearing. He told a Swiss panel discussion inflation would moderate in 2023.

CNN weekend anchor Christi Paul tearfully announced that she was quitting the news network due to burnout and move back to her home state of Ohio to live a simpler life with her family

'Sloane Howard, whose son's real name is Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard, has pleaded not guilty to one count of dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage by deception.

Blockade Australia have shared their plans to cause 'mass disruptions' in Sydney on Monday morning as leaders distributed legal advice to members ahead of the week-long protest

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: The consequences of all this unseemly in-fighting for the Conservatives are set to be considerable - it could lock the Tories out of power and leave Britain with chaos under Labour.

Sheffield Hallam University has dropped its English literature course over concerns its graduates 'don't end up in highly-skilled jobs' amid a crackdown on 'low value' degrees.

The Prime Minister wants to slash staff numbers for independents from eight to five to save taxpayers' money - but the MPs say that would prevent them from doing their jobs.

Champagne is proving to be a bit rich for the taste of cash-strapped Britons. Sales of the market leader Moet & Chandon are down 10.7 per cent in value to £51.1million, data by analyst NielsenIQ shows.

Sam Abdulrahim, 30, issued a chilling warning after he was shot in the chest six times while at the funeral at Fawkner Cemetery, in Melbourne's northern suburbs, on Saturday.

The 26-year-old, from Great Wakering, Essex, fulfils a dream today with his Wimbledon singles debut against Switzerland's Henri Laaksonen.

Christie Smythe left her husband and her job for Martin Shkreli, who dumped her from behind bars, a year and a half later. On Sunday she continued her defense of his character.

Arizona state senators have said the Phoenix Police Department stopped an insurrection with their actions during a protest outside of the state Capitol complex on Friday.

More than eight in 10 people said things in America today are going badly in the survey taken just after the Supreme Court overturned abortion protections, while just 19 percent said the opposite.

Patrick Riley, the lawyer for Gabby Petito's parents says that Brian Laundrie's mother wrote a letter to her son offering to help him after he strangled his girlfriend during a VanLife tour of the U.S.

Samuel L Jackson dubbed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas 'Uncle Clarence' after he defended the decision to overturn Roe v Wade and suggested using the logic to overturn other cases.

Lord Frost urged his former conservative colleagues to scrap the new Online Safety Bill, saying it will outlaw comments on social media that would be legal in the real world.

Paul McCartney performed a packed show beginning at around 10:30pm last night to thousands of fans But those unable to make it are asking why his set is not yet available on BBC iPlayer.

ABC viewers were treated to a different kind of show for State of Origin Game II when an NRL fan flashed her breasts for the camera during a live report.  

G7 leaders enjoyed a lighthearted moment at the end of day one of their Alpine summit, posing for a photograph at the bench made famous by Barack Obama and Angela Merkel in 2015.

Charities have warned that scams (pictured victim Angela Briscoe) seeking to cash in on struggling consumers are 'the next big thing' because it offers 'a new hook' for criminals to exploit.

Cecilia Thomas, an infant, was traveling in a car with her father when she was shot in the head in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood Friday night. She was taken to a hospital where she died.

But before she met Margrethe II during the Queen of Denmark's state visit to the UK in 1974, her Majesty was advised not to mention the nation's reputation as the porn 'capital of Europe'.

It was business as usual for Channel Nine Sydney news presenter Peter Overton on Sunday night's bulletin, despite a gruesome burst blood vessel in his right eye.

Sloane Smith, six, was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer after being 'rushed to the ER with stroke-like symptoms.' The child is now back to her 'true form' after a 10-hour surgery at Stanford Health.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will attend the NATO summit in Spain next week, before flying out to France in a bid to repair the relationship with French president Emmanuel Macron.

Matt Lauer and Annette Roque reunited at their daughter's high school graduation in the Hamptons this weekend. Lauer and Roque were seen cheering Romy on as she received her diploma.

Boris Johnson trolled his critics yesterday by making clear he intends to stay in power for another decade despite the latest by-election disasters and dire polls.

Travis Scott is getting slammed by the family of the youngest Astroworld tragedy victim Ezra Blount, for flaunting his $5.5m car, with the attorney saying his money could have been spent on safety.

A man wearing a replica of Paul Gascoigne's infamous 1996 Euro No8 England football shirt could be seen throwing punches at another spectator as fans watched on laughing.

Pro-choice supporters are threatening to deny men sex and calls for a sex strike are gaining momentum online as people continue to protest Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

The Shillito family of Burnt Hill, New York, grows fruits and vegetables in their garden and their grocery shopping is limited to buying in bulk, and shopping directly with restaurant supply stores.

Actor Frank Williams, who was best known for playing Timothy Farthing in Dad's Army, has died at the age of 90. The star's death was announced in a statement on his dedicated Facebook page today.

The widow of murdered British journalist Dom Phillips wept after his cremation in Brazil today as police continued their investigation into the double murder

Olivia Rodrigo called out the Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade during her performance at the Glastonbury Festival. She then dedicated Lily Allen's 'F**K you' to them.

The New York progressive also took aim at her party's leaders for sending out campaign fundraisers soon after the ruling was issued on Friday.