Barack Obama announced a new initiative to help Democrats win in the redistricting process that will begin after the 2020 census, teaming up with his former Attorney General Eric Holder.

The 'bromance' between Barack Obama and Joe Biden dissipated in the post-White House years, according to an upcoming book Barack and Joe: The Making of an Extraordinary Partnership.

Donald Trump stomped on the grave of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a speech to police chiefs in Chicago on Monday.  'He was a sick and depraved man, and now he's dead,' he said.

A Turkish reporter started off her question to Donald Trump by bashing Barack Obama and the president questioned whether the foreign journalist was actually employed by Turkey.

We came into the White House-I'll tell you something, every office was filled with Obama books. And we had notes left behind that said "You will fail," "You aren't going to make it",' Grisham said.

Mark Roe, the CEO of Adelaide based company Fusetec, said the brains have the potential to save lives as surgeons are able to practice high risk surgeries before they treat patients.

Capital One and Deutsche Bank must comply with a subpoena from the Intel and Financial Services committees, federal appeals judges ruled in New York. In D.C. there was a second blow.

Jeff Bezos threw a lavish party at his finally completed Washington DC mansion attended by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and actor Ben Stiller Saturday night.

In a shock switch, Leroy Logan, a former police superintendent, said that he was quitting the Labour Party over the London Mayor's record.

Tory MP Sir Mike Penning, who was a firefighter before he entered politics, said Dany Cotton must carry the can for the fatal advice to residents to 'stay put' in their homes as the blaze took hold.

Andy Roe revoked the 'stay put' policy within minutes of becoming incident commander at the blaze in west London which killed 72 people after residents were told to remain in their homes.

Boris Johnson was last night urged to bury his doubts and press ahead with Heathrow's third runaway amid fears he could use a potential legal setback this week to ditch the plan.

Some of London's biggest tourists spots have been left empty as stark aerial images reveal eerie shots of Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly Circus sparsely populated because of the coronavirus.

The mother of a premature baby visiting her son in hospital, a special needs teacher and restaurant staff are among the victims of Sadiq Khan's refusal to increase Tube services across London today.

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: Stan Wawrinka outlasted Stefanos Tsitsipas in five hours and nine minutes of single-handed-backhand combat,

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: Dominic Thiem was in no mood to forgive or forget Williams on Sunday night after he was turfed out of a press conference to accommodate her.

Britain's Johanna Konta faces Marketa Vondrousova in her first Grand Slam semi-final before old rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal do battle for a 39th time.

Johanna Konta suffered an agonising French Open semi-final defeat after she went down to a young Czech opponent after failing to secure victory from winning positions in both sets.

British No 1 Kyle Edmund insists there is no pressure on him at Queen's Club. Edmund's first match since he limped out of the French Open with a knee injury is against Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Serena Williams appears to have given up on the idea of playing a grass court tournament ahead of Wimbledon, a possibility she floated after losing at the French Open.

After the highs of reaching the French Open semi-finals earlier this month, Jo Konta was brought back down to earth with a second round exit at the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham.

Australian star Ash Barty is just two wins away from becoming world number one after she defeated Venus Williams to reach the semi-finals of the Birmingham Classic. 

The 32-year-old Serb has not played a competitive match since losing in the semi-final of the French Open this month, preferring to spend some family time in Serbia.

When Serena Williams returned to the women's tour early last spring the mission was simple: to win a 24th Grand Slam and to do so as a proud parent.

The British No 1 insisted she would not have changed a thing as she missed out on a Wimbledon semi-final against Serena Williams by losing 7-6, 6-1 to world No 54 Barbora Strycova.

She produced one of the great final performances at the All England Club, committing three unforced errors in a 6-2, 6-2 win over Serena Williams that she described as the best match of her life.

The 78-year-old was at the fundraiser at billionaire Ronald Perelman's home Saturday night, main. Guests said he was joined by Dana Blumberg, inset, after splitting with Ricki Lander.

The touching moment where Coco Gauff's father delivers a rousing courtside speech moments before her maiden WTA title has been revealed.

The Canadian sounded a positive note at the end of what he freely admits has been 'the most challenging month in my 35 year career in sport', with further cancellations also coming on Friday.

First daughter Ivanka Trump continued to engage with world leaders as she accompanied her father in South Korea.

Trump took to Twitter to defend Trudeau after a Canadian critic accused him of being 'submissive' to the president after 'trash-talking' him to the press. 

At a town hall meeting in Saskatoon on Thursday night, Trudeau faced tough questions about the imbroglio despite the crowd being stocked with supporters from his ruling Liberal Party.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday failed to state definitive support to defend NATO allies who fall short of a commitment to spend 2 per cent of their GDP on defense.

On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump announced that he and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed to shut down their border.

Sajid Javid has failed to rule out a Tory pact with Nigel Farage's Brexit Party at the next election. The Chancellor said the Conservative Party did not need electoral alliances to win.

The Hard Left outfit, which is believed to have less than 1,000 members nationwide, urged them to back the opposition leader, saying a Labour government would 'end austerity and privatisation'.

Today's Mail on Sunday Deltapoll gives Boris Johnson a 13-point lead, with the Tories on 43 per cent and Labour on 30 per cent, at the end of a week in which Jeremy Corbyn set out manifesto policies.

The Brexit Party leader was filmed at Pett Level, a beach in east Sussex, claiming it was the 'favoured location' for migrants to land in the UK. A spokesman said he was there as a broadcaster.

Sean Penn, 58, proved he was still very much as adventurous as ever, spotted jumping off the side of Leonardo DiCaprio's super yacht with his girlfriend, Leila George, 27, on Saturday.

Tarantino will make no changes to the film for China after that country abruptly blocked its release scheduled for October 25, a source close to the situation told the Hollywood Reporter .

Leonardo DiCaprio took in a relaxing lunch on his own Sunday in West Hollywood. Later, he was joined by his model girlfriend Camila Morrone and some of her friends after she ran errands.

Taking to Instagram in June, the 22-year old actress shared a black and white image of Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart following an adverse response to her dating DiCaprio, 45.

Pitt later gave LDC another shout-out before taking a shot at Quentin Tarantino when he accepted his award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.

Stars including Brad Pitt and Renee Zellweger heading for Los Angeles for Hollywood's biggest night will be among the first to test out the My Flight Pack formulas to help combat jet lag.

The hunky High School Musical star, 32, explained how a chance encounter with Leo at a Lakers game back in 2008 lead to a special one-on-one breakfast with the A-list actor.

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who is worth $3.3billion, will donate $1billion to coronavirus relief, the largest contribution from a single individual.

Diego Costa showed no frustration or petulance as he trained with his Atletico Madrid team-mates in the knowledge that he has been left out of Sunday's squad to face Las Palmas.

Costa, unimpressed that he was not awarded a penalty in the first half of Atletico Madrid v Athletic Bilbao, claimed there was a conspiracy against him when speaking to media after the game.

Spain's star-studded squad, including Chelsea left back Alonso, trained at Atletico Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano on Tuesday morning ahead of their clash with Argentina later in the day.

Diego Costa scored a brace on Wednesday night to drag the match against the Champions League holders to extra-time before Koke and Saul Niguez struck to win the tie for Atletico Madrid.