DOMINIC SANDBROOK: We've packed our bags and bought our tickets, and on Friday evening we are off. Whatever you think of the decision, there is no doubt this is a landmark in our modern history.

DOMINIC SANDBROOKE: This week, as Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan launches a 'consultation' to discuss the licence fee, the BBC's future genuinely seems more uncertain than ever before.

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: The new slimmed down Royal Family is a good thing, though I don't for a moment underestimate the strain it has placed upon our 93-year-old Queen.

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: We pride ourselves on our supremacy over the natural world and our mastery of science. But as the last week has shown, our modernity has made us weaker than ever.

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Boris Johnson's reference to 'society' in Sunday night's video was a rebuke to Margaret Thatcher's controversial remarks, made in an interview in the late Eighties.

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Even optimists admit that some businesses will not be replaced. Not every neighbourhood restaurant will reopen. Not every furloughed worker will stroll back into a job.

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Have you ever wondered what a perfect storm looks like? Just take a look at Britain's universities. Crippled by corruption and greed they stand on the brink of disaster.

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: To future generations, the names of toppled Labour strongholds will tell the story of Boris Johnson's tidal wave.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has clung on to his Esher and Walton seat in Surrey, gaining a majority of 2,746 despite a heavy Remainer backlash.

Today's ultimatum to Mr Javid to sack his closest team and accept aides answering to Mr Cummings is the culmination of a naked power grab by the maverick strategy chief.

Government figures reportedly believe the current way in which Number 10 is operating is 'unsustainable' and 'untenable' with Mr Cummings' role a key concern.

Carrie Symonds is backing ministers who say Dominic Cummings' aggressive approach is damaging, sources say. Insiders fear Mr Johnson is in danger of being caught in a damaging power struggle.

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Even optimists admit that some businesses will not be replaced. Not every neighbourhood restaurant will reopen. Not every furloughed worker will stroll back into a job.

Former Telstra boss David Thodey has written a report for the New South Wales Treasury exploring how taxes on home buyers and employers can be scrapped.

Joseph Stiglitz delivered the harsh criticism of Trump's handling of the crisis as he described how millions of Americans were turning to food banks.

The Bachelorette alum, 34, said in her new web show that the addiction began after she was prescribed with the anti-anxiety medication during a severe bout of depression.

Hailey, 23, said she began seeing major improvement after Justin began taking the right medication and changed his diet. Justin agreed, reflecting on how sugar contributed to his mental health.

The 51-year-old judge had an extremely physical reaction came after James, 42, shared the news that his wife Kimberly, 37, had miscarried their sixth child at the weekend.

Stacy Keibler showed off her baby bump when she headed out for a hike in Beverly Hills on Thursday. 

'Look at me, I'm different,' special adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson Cummings appears to be saying with his body language, writes Dan Hodges.

The former prime minister singled out Boris Johnson's new chief of staff, the then Ukip leader Mr Farage and Mr Banks, the Leave.EU chief and controversial businessman.

The European Commission chief tried to reassure the outgoing Mr Cameron at a Brussels summit just days after the EU referendum result in 2016, according to the ex-PM's new memoirs.

DOMINIC LAWSON: Cameron's attempt to mix support for EU membership with the rhetoric of untrammelled national self-determination was fundamentally dishonest.

Much of David Cameron's book is overshadowed by the inevitability of Britain's EU exit, which gives the whole thing a defensive, even melancholy air, says DOMINIC SANDBROOK.

David Cameron's government had predicted the development of a £33billion industry with 64,500 jobs with 20 frackign wells operational by mid 2020.

Dr Tim Leunig holds an unusually powerful position in Whitehall, with footholds in the departments of Education, the Environment and the Treasury.

Critics' Choice CEO Joey Berlin said that 'when planning this year's awards show, we wanted to be mindful of the impact that our event has on the environment.'

The actor, 56, made the surprise revelation after taking to the stage to accept Best Supporting Actor from his pal, 45, at the National Board Of Review gala on Wednesday.

The Prime Minister was bullish tonight as he promised 'oomph' in negotiations and said he will tell EU leaders the Irish backstop 'is going to come out' of the withdrawal agreement.

Hillary Clinton made history last night standing next to her husband 8,778 days after fresh-faced Bill received the Democratic nomination at the party's 1992 convention in New York.

Democratic strategists have been reassessing the chances of Bernie Sanders winning the nomination and concede he could be the person who takes on Donald Trump in 2020.

Channel Ten cancelled studio audiences for The Project, Studio 10, Dancing With The Stars and Australian Survivor: All Stars, on Friday.

Grant Denyer has slammed Married At First Sight, as it continues to dominate television ratings this year.

Taking to Instagram, the former TOWIE star, 27, shared a clip of her lavish decorations, which included an array of gold balloons emblazoned with the words 'my winner'.

Channing Tatum's singer girlfriend Jessie J left a rather flirtatious comment for her beau on Instagram during his visit to Australia for Magic Mike Live announcement.

Under the terms of the contract for their second fight, Wilder has the right to force another rematch and he has triggered that clause, with a prospective month of July already mooted.

Mr Trump mocked all of the Democratic candidates in a speech in which he also laid into the 2020 Academy Awards at the Broadmoor World Arena, which has a capacity of more than 8,000.

'The Democrats would be working very hard to find someone who is as divisive as Trump. But with Bernie they would have succeeded,' said Blankfein, a registered Democrat, on Friday.

Elizabeth Warren warned that Democrats were setting themselves up for failure as droves of moderates announced their support for Joe Biden to blunt the momentum of Bernie Sanders.

President Trump stepped up his claims of a Democratic 'coup' against Bernie Sanders whose momentum is being blunted by a number of high-profile endorsements of his rival Joe Biden.

Joe Biden now holds a 16-point advantage over Bernie Sanders nationally after first winning in South Carolina and then in 10 'Super Tuesday' states.

Hillary Clinton said Bernie Sanders was not the 'strongest nominee' for Democrats to take on President Donald Trump this fall but she stopped short of endorsing Joe Biden.

The Wyoming Democratic Party was forced to cancel its in-person caucuses and scale back voting to mail-in only amid coronavirus concerns.

The uplifting trailer hints at a story of friendship and support between women left behind at a military base while their husbands are in Afghanistan, and will hit the big screen in March.

Five Australians have received nominations for next year's Golden Globes.

ANDREW PIERCE - Trust rust is key when talking about ambitious ministers who might one day fancy a permanent shot at the top job. He may be wooden, but Dominic Raab has Boris Johnson's backing.

MATT LAWTON IN PARIS: Brailsford believes Bernal is capable of maintaining the team's dominance of the Tour de France for years to come. At 22, he is the youngest man to win in Paris since 1909.

The legendary road race is scheduled to start in Nice on June 27 but it will now either be postponed or scrapped altogether, with a decision expected later this week.

With a longer range, lots of extra space and a heavier steer, the Nissan LEAF might be small but it drives like one of the big boys - and that's no bad thing.

That rare shaft of sunshine this week was enough for British supercar-maker Aston Martin to launch a blistering £200,000 flagship soft-top, a highlight of its centenary year.