Cruz joins Senator Lindsey Graham in saying that if the Senate votes to call witnesses, reciprocity rules should apply. That means a witness from the defense is matched for every one from the prosecution.

The Election Commission said it was recommending the poll due to take place in five weeks' time should be delayed on health grounds.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says that steps could be brought in within a matter of days as the capital is weeks ahead of the rest of the country in terms of the curve of the Covid-19 outbreak.

City Hall and No10 have been at loggerheads after commuters complained of packed tubes in breach of social distancing measures to tackle the coronavirus.

Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg warned: 'If you vote for the Brexit Party at the next election it is a vote effectively for Jeremy Corbyn.'

Nigel Farage renewed his appeal for the PM to join forces - but insisted it could only happen if the Tories committed to a 'clean break' from the EU.

An audit by the Daily Mail found Boris Johnson could miss out in almost 90 battleground constituencies if the pro-Brexit vote is split between the Tories and the Brexit Party.

HENRY DEEDES: Farage's relentless pursuit of a No Deal Brexit, which led him to put up 600 candidates at the election in order to frustrate the Conservatives, has in recent weeks been barmy.

He announced the party will fight for seats held by Labour and other Remainer MPs. But while helping secure the Tory base vote, it may hamper them where they finished a close second in 2017.

Kim Jong-un will likely have 40 nukes by 2020, researchers from Sweden say, around a dozen more than this time last year - meaning he has continued to build them despite talks with the US.

The Mount Kumgang resort was opened in 1998 to encourage cross-border tourism but the arrangement ended in acrimony when a South Korean tourist was shot dead by a soldier in 2008.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she doubts the NRL's showpiece event can be played during a pandemic, but said she had her fingers crossed for December.

NRL stars Nathan Cleary (pictured) along with Latrell Mitchell and Josh Addo-Carr have been fined by the NRL for breaching social distancing rules and warned further breaches could affect the season.

he Gold Coast Titans star back-rower indicated to team officials that he will refuse to get the jab when training resumed training on Monday as his anti-vaxxer wife stood by his decision.

The Australian Rugby League Commission will consider dropping the number of NRL referees from two to one, as well as a ruck rule change proposed by Project Apollo.

A deadly swine disease has been identified in Indonesia, which could wipe out the entirety of Australia's pork industry. 

Insurance companies have warned that cancellations cover health problems but not worry about a potential health problem, meaning thousands won't be covered.

So far, 790 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 throughout Indonesia and 58 have died, meaning the death rate is currently at about 9 per cent.

Sitti Hikmawatty, a member of Indonesia's child protection commission, made the comments in an interview about teenage pregnancy in February.

Tony Schwartz, the co-author - or as he says ghostwriter - of Donald Trump's bestselling book The Art of the Deal has come out guns blazing against the presumptive presidential candidate.

Voters under 35 years old are just not that into Donald Trump, a new USA Today/Rock the Vote poll finds, with just 20 percent saying they planned to vote for the Republican nominee.

Donald Trump is under attack from a man he once trusted: Tony Schwartz, the co-author - or, as Schwartz has it, ghostwriter - of 'The Art of the Deal.'

Conor McGregor won on his return to the Octagon at the weekend, and there have already been suggestions he could face Khabib Nurmagomedov for a second time in the near future.

The 31-year-old UFC fighter could be lining himself up for a sensational return to the boxing ring and looks to have plenty of options when choosing his next opponent.

The Irishman's striking coach, Owen Roddy, teased a possible summer return to the octagon with his man having recently beaten Donald Cerrone in January.

April 18 has been circled in the diary, not just by MMA fans but also anyone craving some competitive live sport. Here, Sportsmail looks at the questions surrounding the UFC 249 show.

Donald Cerrone revealed he struggled to get motivated for his UFC 246 fight against Conor McGregor, which ended in an embarrassing 40-second defeat to the Irishman. 

JANET STREET-PORTER: Middle-aged father-of-five (or maybe six) has - yet another - baby: So will Boris Junior be a welcome small dose of 'good news' for house-bound Brits?

Marca report that Real Madrid need to generate 200m euros to balance the books and avoid sanctions from UEFA's Financial Fair Play rulings after they spent 350m euros in the summer.

The Magpies are close to finalising a £300million takeover by a Saudi Arabian consortium which is backed by the country's public investment fund.

The Premier League club are nearing a change of ownership after a £300million bid by a Saudi Arabia-lead consortium was accepted by controversial owner Mike Ashley.

Comolli has claimed a select few of Europe's biggest clubs will be able to 'sweep the transfer market' this summer and buy some of the hottest prospects for heavily discounted fees.

Donald Trump took to Twitter on Sunday and said he 'couldn't care less' if Iranian officials want to negotiate with Washington DC, instead warning the regime to not attack the thousands in Tehran.

Hassan Rouhani (pictured) extended Iran's threats to Europe after the three nations triggered the pact's 'dispute resolution mechanism' over Iran's failure to comply with the deal.

Officials in the US are worried that some developing countries do not have effective countermeasures in place to combat the a widespread outbreak of coronavirus.

A beautician who was diagnosed with coronavirus after she returned from Iran could have infected up to 40 people in Australia.

The spread of the infection has started to slow down in China but has sped up in other parts of the world including South Korea, Iran and Italy, and scientists say it may never disappear completely.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 41, could leave Evin jail in Tehran either today or tomorrow according to Labour MP Tulip Siddiq. The prison is believed to have been hit by coronavirus.

Three things happened yesterday that made me think the sh*t with coronavirus just got very real.

People who are believed to have contracted the disease are told to stay at home for 14 days, as well as those who have been in contact with anybody who had been in South Korea, China, Iran or Italy.

A record 113 deaths and 1,209 new cases were reported in Iran in just 24 hours, with a leading official admitting health facilities could be overwhelmed in the country.

General Secretary of the Prison Officers Association Steve Gillan this morning said that some prisoners across sites in the UK have already been forced to self-isolate.

Iran has paid the deadliest price in the Middle East from the pandemic. Now another 76 fatalities have been declared amid the easing of lockdown measures - taking Iran's official death toll to 6,650.

Union bosses have been accused of timing the walk-out to hamper the Tories, as postal voting is more common among the elderly in the UK who make up nearly half of the party's members.

Postal workers are being advised to call in sick rather than risk catching the coronavirus. The Communications Workers Union is warning it could halt deliveries within three weeks as they deliver 'junk'.

The author of the best-selling memoir Inside Out was also with her daughter Rumer Willis, whom she had with ex-husband Bruce Willis. They have 26 years between them.

John Lewis & Partners is selling a clothes shaver for just £4.50, that reviewers claim has completely revamped their wardrobe and made old clothes feel good as new.

Paul Babai, 35, from London, was once unable to put on his own shoes due to chronic back pain caused by a slipped disc. He has since revealed how he was able to overhaul his health and body.

Head of the FDA drug research arm, Dr Janet Woodcock, warned in a webinar that if every potential coronavirus drug is trialled separately, we could run out of scientists to run them the studies.

There are a growing number of reports of infected patients with rashes and chilblains - red patches on toes and fingers - and experts are keen to establish whether the virus is the cause.