A spokesperson says the US Air Force "stands ready to protect America and its assets" as Facebook group gathers momentum.

A man who launched a viral campaign to get England defender Harry Maguire on the new £50 note has joked it’s a “huge disappointment” that wartime codebreaker Alan Turing was chosen instead. A petition to feature a picture of the centre back – nicknamed “slabhead” – on an inflatable unicorn ...

Seneca Global Income & Growth Trust’s (SIGT’s) manager, Seneca Investment Managers (Seneca IM), has continued to reduce SIGT’s equity weighting, in advance of a global recession it now expects in late 2020/ early 2021. Consistent with its view, SIGT has made its first allocation into gold (through a gold exchange ...

The twelve-strong gang, comprising two lieutenants, eight couriers and two others were snared after an eight month investigation.

Italian police have evicted migrants and others from an abandoned former school on Rome’s outskirts in the latest operation to empty occupied buildings of migrants and squatters. Residents set fire to mattresses and other rubbish to form a barrier and prevent riot police from entering the building. Squatters set fire ...

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The supply of all medicines cannot be guaranteed in the event of a no-deal Brexit, Scotland’s Constitutional Relations Secretary has said. Mike Russell said leaving the European Union without a deal would be “disastrous” and that everything should be done to avoid it. Mr Russell said arrangements had been in place ...

Four children aged 10 to 14 packed fishing rods in a parent’s car, left a farewell note then drove more than 600 miles down the Australian east coast before they were stopped the next day. Acting Police Inspector Darren Williams said on Monday the children were stopped by police near ...

Riyad Mahrez curled in an injury-time free-kick to send Algeria through to the Africa Cup of Nations final in a 2-1 victory against Nigeria. The game had looked to be heading to extra time as the two teams battled for the right to play Senegal in Friday’s showpiece, but Manchester City ...