The Conservative minister (pictured with his wife Helena and son Peter) was returned in North East Somerset with 50.4 per cent of the vote and a majority of 14,729 over Labour.

The increase - well above the 1.5 per cent rate of CPI inflation - comes after Boris Johnson hailed the new crop of MPs as a 'vast improvement' who could finally secure Brexit after years of dithering.

The Department of Health has confirmed 1,557 tests in England have come back positive, along with 136 in Wales, 195 in Scotland and 62 in Northern Ireland.

King's College London researchers found the psychological effects can last months and even years after the event. Pictured: Brits are whisked into quarantine after being flown home from Japan.

The singer, 45, made an appearance on Wednesday's edition of This Morning, and she spoke candidly about how her new song is about a 'merciful empathetic way of viewing addiction.

Gemma Collins has posed nude in a poignant new anti-marine park campaign for PETA.

One in two Australian workers could soon be receiving a $1,500 fortnightly wage subsidy to be kept in work. Daily Mail Australia looks at the services jobs coronavirus has destroyed overnight.

Hairdresser and former model Tonie Bond (pictured ) has won more than £20,000 after being ordered by her boss to pick up dog mess from the salon car park when they found out she was Muslim

Tech firm Compass Pathways, has raised £64million from investors, including Peter Thiel, the Paypal co-founder. It wants to carry out research into psilocybin from magic mushrooms.

The Honolulu, Hawaii native fell rose to take a gander at a prop left over from the dance routine - but she did not catch the chair as she made her way down, falling onto the ground.

In the track On God from his new album Jesus Is King he throws shade at the show, rapping: 'That's why I charge the prices that I charge / I can't be out here Dancing With the Stars.'

On Total Bellas this week, Nikki Bella's mom Kathy Colace admitted she doesn't want her daughter's fiance in their family photo.

THE NUMBERS GAME - KIERAN GILL: Those who shared a pitch with Keane tell tales of how the United midfielder would scream blue murder whenever a team-mate took more than two touches.

In a keynote speech in London, Sajid Javid said Nigel Farage 'deserved credit' for leaving Ukip as it lurched to the far-Right when taken over by Gerard Batten and Tommy Robinson.

Mr Cameron has been scathing about the comments made on immigration by the then employment minister in the run-up to the June 2016 vote.

Former PM David Cameron insisted that the cuts had been necessary and suggested he should have forced them through faster.

HARRY COLE: Sir Lynton Crosby may have masterminded Boris Johnson's successful bids for City Hall and helped to put him in No 10, but I hear he will not be running his Election campaign.

The London-born wife of former prime minister David Cameron shared a snap of her modelling a new blue maxi dress for her fashion range Cefinn on Instagram, praising its loose, relaxed fit.

Sir Desmond Swayne, Tory MP for New Forest West, Hampshire, said he 'apologised to anyone whom I gave offence' after he was blasted for saying low income families are 'among the fattest.'

She's a two-time Oscar winner, a notoriously political and outspoken activist, and she's the star of a hit Netflix series that's currently in its sixth season.

The EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Mrs May's new strategy would work if her decision to accept cross party talks and pivot to soft Brexit pays off.

Body language expert Judi James said the 'huge spatial gap' between Theresa May and Angela Merkel in Berlin today gave the suggestion of 'further separation rather than unity'.

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.

Donald Trump urged German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G7 in Biarritz, France to take back captured ISIS fighters who journeyed to the conflict zone from Europe.

Trump was scheduled to attend the session on climate, biodiversity and oceans, but his chair remained empty while other leaders pledged a modest $20 million to help put out Brazil's jungle fires.

Angela Merkel has given Prime Minister Boris Johnson 30 days to come up with a new Brexit deal - despite the initial praise of a 'constructive and professional' G7 summit meeting.

European Council chief Donald Tusk (pictured) raged at Mr Johnson and claimed 'you don't want a deal' after the PM's hopes of a Brexit agreement with Brussels were left hanging by a thread yesterday.

The Brexit campaigners posted the image on social media yesterday following a phone conversation between the German leader and Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Footage showed her turning around after laying wreaths at a former execution wall at Auschwitz when she appeared to stumble and almost fall backwards.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was presented with a mirror as she met with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Friday.

Horst Seehofer rebuffed the chancellor's outstretched hand at a summit in Berlin this morning - refusing to make an exception to a self-imposed handshake ban.

Clubs in the German top flight have returned to training in the hope that the rest of the season can be finished off - providing Chancellor Angela Merkel gives the green light for action to resume.

Germany has eased some lockdown measures but is seeing a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases, with infections rising for the fifth day in a row. Pictured: Graph of Covid-19 cases in Germany.

Germany 's number of coronavirus cases has dropped following five days of rising infections after the government eased the country's lockdown measures earlier this week.

The former vice president, who refused to back Clinton during the recent Democratic primary, announced today he will vote for Clinton in the November race against Donald Trump.

Donald Trump Jr. has struck trouble with a claim against Barack Obama that the President plagiarized him when speaking to the Democratic National Convention this week.

While Elizabeth Warren has eschewed taking money from wealthy donors, President Obama is networking behind-the-scenes with the party's moneyed, vouching for the 2020 hopeful.

Chloe Lattanzi is set to appear on the Australian version of Dancing With The Stars next month. 

Chloe Lattanzi revealed this week she dedicated her Dancing With The Stars debut to her mother, Olivia Newton-John.

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

Rodrigo Alves has apologised for his use of the N-word on Celebrity Big Brother, explaining that having English as his second language, meant he didn't realise how offensive the term is.

The Love Island star, 22, stunned in a sequin rainbow gown, which flattered the Scouse star's gym-honed figure as she made her exit.

Jacqueline Jossa was continuing her fresh start as she took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a selfie of her stunning new blonde tresses.

On Monday the 24-year-old star shared a photo of herself in a black bikini and next to her was Hailey Baldwin in the exact same two piece.

Jermaine Pennant flat out refused to do a lie detector test on the Jeremy Kyle show after the nation watched him get cosy with Chloe Ayling in the CBB house.

The blonde bombshell looked stunning as she posed in black lingerie while adding in her caption: 'I'd rather eat potatoes and drink champagne than be an xs!' Her hashtag was 'curvy.'

Courtney Stodden has said that she likes being heavier after letting go of her diet. And in several Instagram posts the siren, 24, has said she is now indulging in carbs like potatoes.

Courtney Stodden has shared another image in her lacy red lingerie. The reality TV vet looked slender as she wore a red bra and panties while taking a selfie in the mirror.

Natalie Nunn has shared a defiant snap puckering up to her husband Jacob Payne amid claims she had a threesome with Chloe Ayling and Dan Osborne.

Jessie J, 31, has revealed she's met Channing Tatum's daughter Everly, eight months after the pair were first rumoured to be dating.