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Donald Trump has hailed Vladimir Putin as “very, very strong” despite facing a barrage of criticism for suggesting he trusted the Russian leader over his own intelligence agencies. The US president returned to Washington on Monday night after being accused of “treasonous” behaviour during a news conference with his Russian counterpart in Finland.Mr Trump contradicted US investigators – who believe Russian hackers interfered in the 2016 presidential election – and said there was no reason for Moscow to meddle in the vote.The two leaders gave separate interviews to Fox News following their Helsinki summit, in which Mr Putin said it…

The number of immigrants moving from the European Union to Britain fell by a quarter to a five-year low last year. ONS data shows figures for 2017 – the first full calendar year since the Brexit vote.An estimated 101,000 more people arrived in the UK from the bloc than left during the year.It is the lowest for any 12-month period since the year to March 2013, when it stood at 95,000.Overall net long-term migration, including arrivals and departures of non-EU nationals, was about 282,000 in 2017.The figure was up by 33,000 on the year before, but statisticians attributed the rise…

A British cave diver is considering taking legal action against Elon Musk after the US entrepreneur called him a ‘paedo’ on Twitter. Mr Musk made the unfounded allegation about Vern Unsworth, 63, after the diver dismissed the mini-submarine he donated to the rescue operation of 12 boys and their football coach from a Thai cave.Officials thanked the Tesla and SpaceX tycoon for his offer but said the vehicle was not practical. Image: The SpaceX founder called the British cave diver a ‘paedo’ on Twitter Mr Unsworth said it “had absolutely no chance of working” and called it a “PR stunt”.”He…

China has warned of risks to the world economy from a Donald Trump-inspired trade war, while reporting a slowdown in its own growth. The world’s second-largest economy said gross domestic product (GDP) rose at an annual rate of 6.7% in the second quarter of 2018 – slightly down on the 6.8% registered between January and March.The authorities attributed it to factory output growth weakening to a two-year low, with demand at home and abroad falling. 3:07 Video: Trump’s trade war starts with China The drop also continued to reflect the crackdown on risky corporate lending which has driven up borrowing…

President Trump has said over and over again that having a good relationship with Russia is not a bad thing. And he’s got a point. These are the world’s largest two nuclear powers and the atmosphere of mistrust between them is at a potentially catastrophic low.Getting the ball rolling on restarting political contacts is no bad thing, given the possibility of confrontation in the likes of Syria, which we saw earlier this year.Merkel goes to meet Putin, Macron goes to meet Putin, and not just for the World Cup. May does not because of the Salisbury attack but you can’t…

Two people died as millions took to the streets to celebrate France’s World Cup win over Croatia on Sunday. In the southeast city of Annecy, a 50-year-old man died after breaking his neck when he jumped into a shallow canal just when the final whistle blew on the 4-2 victory.Elsewhere, a man in his thirties died after crashing his car into a tree in the northern town of Saint-Felix while celebrating the team’s triumph.And while millions of people in France were overjoyed at the win there were some ugly scenes involving groups of fans who clashed with police.Thousands gathered along…

Satellites could be launched from the UK in as little as three years, heralding the start of what the government called the “Great British Space Age”. A traditional “vertical” rocket launch pad will be built in Sutherland, on the north coast of Scotland, to put small satellites into orbit.New “horizontal” launch sites – where runways are used by space planes carrying satellites and tourists – are also planned in Cornwall, Glasgow and North Wales.The spaceports could be worth £3.8bn to the UK economy over the next decade, according to the UK Space Agency.Business Secretary Greg Clark told Sky News the…

England fans have been told not to turn out to welcome their World Cup heroes home as they arrive back in the UK from Russia. Gareth Southgate and his squad will arrive back at Birmingham Airport this afternoon, but there will be no fanfare as the Football Association has decided against staging a homecoming event.This is despite the Three Lions defying pre-tournament expectations and reaching the semi-finals of a World Cup for the first time in almost 30 years.Fans were daring to dream of a possible place in the final when Kieran Trippier curled in a sumptuous free-kick after just…

Twelve boys rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand shed tears as they paid tribute to a diver who died during the rescue mission.  The “Wild Boars” football team are recovering in hospital after spending 18 days in Tham Luang cave, where they were trapped by monsoon floodwaters on 23 June.Doctors say they are in good health following a successful three-day rescue operation which ended when teams of Thai navy SEALs and international cave diving experts hauled the last five members of the team and their coach to safety.But tragedy struck during the final phase of the mission when volunteer…

Donald Trump has praised the Queen and said she has “a lotta years left” as he prepares to meet Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. The US president and the first lady spent nearly 50 minutes with the Queen during afternoon tea at Windsor Castle, as part of their working visit to the UK. 0:21 Video: Awkward moment Trump stops in front of Queen In an interview with The Mail on Sunday, Mr Trump praised the monarch, saying: “The Queen is fantastic! She’s a fantastic woman; so much energy and smart and sharp.”She was amazing! Such a wonderful lady and so beautiful!…