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Carrie Symonds to take her first overseas trip with boyfriend Boris Johnson to New York

Ms Symonds will get to the UN General Assembly in New York on her own steam, without Mr Johnson's RAF jet. It is unknown whether the couple will be staying together in a hotel.




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MARK ALMOND: Crowds of migrants at Greek border is Turkish despot's cynical ploy to detonate chaos

MARK ALMOND: Turkey's president announced that his country would no longer enforce the deal struck with the EU in 2016 to prevent millions of refugees from leaving for Western shores.




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Democrats procure flags for convention stage after embarrassing oversight on Monday

Democrats managed to find some flags for the main stage at the Democratic convention after the lack of an old fashioned Stars and Stripes was noticeably absent from the stage.




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Alison Hammond bakes her late mum's banana bread recipe live on This Morning

After fans noticed that she cooked the family recipe alongside a picture of her mum and a lit candle, she responded to Twitter users with a touching message




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Holly Willoughby downs a mojito during Alison Hammond This Morning segment

The presenter, 39, enjoyed the delicious beverage as she watched Alison make several delicious drinks live from her home in Birmingham.




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Ariana Grande almost lost diamond choker at the Billboard Awards

The 24-year-old singer's team immediately scoured the area at the at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and recovered the expensive piece of Djula jewelry, which had more than 45 carats.




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Diamond League geezers: Zharnel Hughes roars and Tom Bosworth walks it

DEREK HUNTER AT LONDON STADIUM: Shara Proctor’s long jump win and 23-year-old Hughes’ second place in the 100m capped a triumphant first day for British athletes.




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Michael Clarke opens up about reports diamond was flushed after split with Lara Bingle

Michael Clarke addresses rumours ex-fiancée Lara Bingle flushed her $200,000 engagement ring down the toilet for the first time in his tell-all interview with 60 Minutes.




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Djokovic and Nadal vow to stay off court until tennis officially resumes in Spain on Monday

Great rivals Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were united by the same misdemeanour this week - breaking the lockdown rules in Spain in order to practise.




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Boris Johnson 'will return to work on Monday' as a part-time PM

The Prime Minister has spent a fortnight at his country retreat, Chequers, after being hospitalised with coronavirus.




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Boris Johnson says he is 'raring to go' and will start work on Monday

The Prime Minister told aides during a three-hour Covid-19 strategy session that doctors had given him permission to return.




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Cherie Blair wishes Carrie Symonds 'all the best' after giving birth to a healthy baby boy

Appearing on Good Morning Britain today, the wife of former British PM Tony Blair wished Carrie Symonds 'all the best' after she gave birth to a healthy baby boy with Boris Johnson this morning.




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Bookies unveil their picks for Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds' baby name

Bets are off at Ladbrokes with Wilfred emerging as the heavily backed favourite. Winston is another popular choice with punters.




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RICHARD KAY: A surreal playground awaits for Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds' first child

RICHARD KAY: Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds' newborn son will be welcomed into a world where his first companions will be the custodians, gardeners, and policemen of No 10.




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Boris Johnson baby: What he and Carrie Symonds can learn from David Cameron and Tony Blair

With the birth of his son in the early hours of this morning, Boris Johnson becomes only the fourth Prime Minister to welcome a baby to Downing Street. Here is what family life might look like for them.




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Johnson and Carrie Symonds do not intend to make their newborn baby Wilfred a 'public figure'

The Mail on Sunday has learnt that Carrie Symonds chose a picture that deliberately did not show the baby's face and will shun the path taken by past PMs who had babies while in Downing Street.




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Coronavirus UK: Lockdown may ease in outdoor cafes on MONDAY

Boris Johnson today announced he is hoping to begin easing the UK's coronavirus lockdown on Monday as Matt Hancock suggested cafes could reopen if they have outdoor areas.




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'Stay Safe, Save Lives' could replace 'Stay Home' slogan as lockdown eases from Monday

Boris Johnson's Downing Street Twitter account has started pumping out the more nuanced message as the Prime Minister said some draconian rules he imposed on March 23 will be lifted.




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Coronavarius: Wolves to resume training on Monday despite Premier League being suspended until April

Wolves players will resume full training from Monday even though they have no knowledge of when they will play again.




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Disneyland Shanghai to reopen on Monday with social distancing measures remaining in place

Walt Disney CEO Bob Chapek revealed Disneyland Shanghai (left) will reopen its gates on Monday, becoming the first Disney theme park to start operating again after COVID-19.




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Nutmeg teams up with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Junior Isa

Digital wealth manager Nutmeg and Great Ormond Street Hospital charity have launched a new Junior Isa with three investment styles - including a socially responsible portfolio.




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Philip Hammond is set to freeze fuel duty and boost childcare

Theresa May has told Chancellor Philip Hammond to make middle and low-income families a priority in next week’s Autumn Statement.




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Philip Hammond under renewed pressure to help ‘just about managing’ families

Ahead of the Autumn Statement a study has warned that planned welfare curbs and rising inflation are set to deal a major blow to the 'just about managing' group - or 'JAMs'.




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Philip Hammond rules out more cash for the NHS in Autumn Statement 2016

The National Audit Office (NAO) warns today that the health service’s ‘endemic’ financial problems have left it so short of cash that it is having to raid building projects to pay for day-to-day services.




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Philip Hammond's broadband pledge that will download films in seconds

The Chancellor will use tomorrow’s Autumn Statement to pledge that two million homes in bigger towns and cities will get access to gold standard ‘full-fibre’ broadband, which can download TV shows.




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Philip Hammond gets pre-autumn statement 2016 boost

Things appear to be changing for the better for the economy - and just in the nick of the time for the Chancellor as he prepares to give his first major report later today.




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Autumn Statement 2016 LIVE: Analysis and reaction to Philip Hammond's post Brexit changes

The analysis, reaction and charts from the experts and our own journalists from throughout the day.




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Philip Hammond promises low and middle earners they WILL get income tax cuts

The Chancellor reaffirmed the Conservative manifesto commitments to lift the personal allowance to £12,500 and the 40p tax threshold to £50,000 by accelerating progress to meeting the goals.




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Philip Hammond freezes fuel duty meaning motorists will save 100s of pounds a year  

Philip Hammond announced a further freeze until April 2018, which will keep fuel duty at 57.95p per litre, the level it has been at four more than five years.




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Philip Hammond offers handout to 3m benefit claimants

The Chancellor has revealed an amended 'taper rate' for the welfare payments, which will allow low-paid workers to keep an additional 2p of every extra pound they earn.




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Autumn Statement: Philip Hammond cuts taxes and housing costs to help families

Delivering his first fiscal package since the historic EU referendum vote, the Chancellor insisted the government understands the fury of those who have not shared in the wealth generated by the economy.




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Father says Philip Hammond's raid of middle class tax perks is an attack

Tom Birch, 43, from Bath, earns £100,000 a year in his financial services job and receives extra life insurance, dental cover, and critical illness cover through a salary sacrifice scheme.




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Philip Hammond to move the main budget to the Autumn from next year

The announcement does mean there will be two full Budgets next year, in the spring and the autumn, as the new schedule rolls out.




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Phillip Hammond gets the thumbs up on first day as Chancellor

Philip Hammond fulfilled his promise to be an un-showy chancellor today as his biggest 'rabbit' turned out to be a joke about his own abolition.




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DAN HYDE explains why Philip Hammond's plan is flawed in practice 

Few can defend the way that letting agents hit tenants with rip-off administrative fees. These firms cash in every time someone rents a new home, writes DAN HYDE.




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Labour hits out at Philip Hammond's failure to pledge money for services

Social care for older people is the responsibility of local councils across Britain, and its leaders say that savage cuts have already had to be made due to lower funding from Whitehall.




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Philip Hammond predicts growth for the next five years despite Brexit and debt

Philip Hammond said UK output would grow faster than in most EU countries, creating half a million jobs. He vowed to spend billions to boost productivity, build homes and improve transport.




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QUENTIN LETTS watches Chancellor Philip Hammond's first Autumn Statement

As Hammond speeches go, the Autumn Statement was short and reasonably un-glum. He kept it to 45 minutes. By his own morose standards he was almost skittishly optimistic in places.




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Philip Hammond announces billions to tackle 'shocking' productivity gap

Philip Hammond said Britain’s ‘productivity gap’ was ‘well known, but shocking nonetheless’. He told the House of Commons that the UK ‘lags behind’ the US and Germany by 30 per cent.




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Philip Hammond backs plan to curb salary sacrifice in Autumn Statement

Hammond has backed recent HMRC proposals for a crackdown on using the loophole for smartphone and gym contracts, buying cars and TVs, or private medical insurance.




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Government borrowing shoots up as Philip Hammond says debt is heading to £2tn

The OBR forecast a £122billion rise in UK debt, with £58.7billion blamed on Brexit. That came as it said the UK would not fall into a recession, but growth would be lower.




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Autumn Statement: Philip Hammond plays down dire forecast of £60bn bill for Brexit

The Chancellor said the government was treating the estimates from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) as a 'signal' of what might happen.




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Philip Hammond's 'stealth tax' hits 5m middle class earners

Five million higher earners will be hit by a £200 'stealth tax on Middle England' because of changes to National Insurance Contributions buried in Treasury documents.




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Philip Hammond's decision to increase Insurance Premium Tax marks spiteful attack on prudence

It was not the kind of Autumn Statement we had come to expect under George Osborne – all fire and brimstone – but Philip Hammond’s debut was not without its nasty side.




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Conservatives revolt over lack of NHS funding in Philip Hammond's Autumn Statement

Former health secretary Stephen Dorrell, who is now chairman of the NHS Confederation, said Philip Hammond (shown) had made a ‘mistake’ by failing to find extra funds in last week’s autumn statement.




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Dominic Thiem says Neil Diamond's 'Sweet Caroline' helped him get to the Australian Open final

Austrian tennis star Dominic Thiem faced off against Alexander Zverev in a tense semi-final on Friday at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.




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Geologists find diamond-bearing rock fragment of 'ancient continent'

Diamond rock samples that have been uncovered from deep underground in Baffin Island, Canada, form part of the puzzle of Earth's ancient continent, the 2.7 billion-year-old North Atlantic Craton.




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Richmond Tigers AFL champion Dustin Martin opens up about his passion for modelling

The Richmond AFL star, known for his grit on the field, has recently been delving into the fashion world - stepping in front of the lens for a number of campaigns.




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AFL season gets off to eerie start as Richmond and Carlton blockbuster played at deserted MCG

Richmond and Carlton ran on to a completely deserted Melbourne Cricket Ground for the Round 1 blockbuster which would normally attract a 90,000 strong crowd.




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Premier League now WON'T vote on contentious Project Restart plan on Monday

The Premier League's bottom three - Norwich City, Aston Villa and Bournemouth - have been warned that relegation could be imposed on them if they object to Project Restart plans.