Tory MP grabs protester as he ejects her from dinner
A Tory minister has come under fire after footage showed him physically removing an eco-activist from a high-profile dinner in London
The foreign office minister’s reaction was met with condemnation from some MPs who saw the clip, with Heidi Allen saying he was “heavy-handed”.
The incident came as several demonstrators disrupted Philip Hammond’s high-profile speech to finance leaders at Mansion House last night.
Boris and Hunt face series of hustings as final battle begins
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt face a gruelling series of 16 hustings across the UK as the final battle for Downing Street gets under way.
The two candidates in the Tory leadership contest have only each other to defeat after Michael Gove and Sajid Javid were eliminated yesterday.
The series of hustings across the country over the next month will test the candidates before the next Prime Minister is selected.
The final leg of the campaign officially kicks off tomorrow in Birmingham.
Jeremy Kyle 'set for comeback' after show axed over death
Jeremy Kyle is set to return to screens despite his show being axed after a guest died in a suspected suicide, it has been reported.
The presenter is said to be making a comeback with a new series of The Kyle Files on ITV next year, with bosses in talks over another show.
As ideas are being discussed, previous shows Kyle has produced for the network are being examined, according to the Mirror.
Dozens killed as bus plunges into gorge in India
At least 44 people have been killed and 35 were injured when a bus plunged off a road in India.
Officials said about 80 people were on board when the vehicle veered off the road and into a gorge in the hilly northern state of Himachal Pradesh.
Some of those injured were in a critical condition but everyone is now accounted for following the tragedy.
Prince Charles meets Bond stars on set
The Prince of Wales interrupted a "confrontation scene" between Daniel Craig and Ralph Fiennes during a visit to the set of Bond 25.
Charles laughed as Fiennes, who plays M, explained they had been filming a scene in which his character gives Bond a "good dressing down".
After Charles left the room, Fukunaga turned to Craig and Fiennes, telling them: "Right, back to work. Not distracting at all!"
On this day...
1675: The foundation stone of Sir Christopher Wren's new St Paul's Cathedral was laid, facing the church burned in the Great Fire of London of 1666.
1796: Scottish explorer Mungo Park reached the River Niger.
1919: German sailors scuttled their fleet of warships at Scapa Flow in the Orkneys.
1937: Lawn tennis at Wimbledon was televised for the first time.
1942: Tobruk fell to Rommel with the capture of 25,000 Allied troops.
1948: The first successfully produced long-playing (microgroove) records were unveiled by Dr Peter Goldmark of Columbia Records.
1970: Tony Jacklin became the first British golfer to win the US Open for 50 years, and with his British Open victory 11 months earlier, became only the third golfer to accomplish this double within a 12-month period.
1978: The Lloyd Webber/Rice musical Evita opened at the Prince Edward Theatre, London.
