Bedford gas explosion: One dead as blast wrecks flats

Ex-Chief Whip Mark Spencer becomes Commons leader, as Boris Johnson seeks to shore up MPs’ support.

Lawyers are urged to accept proposed fees’ rise but there are concerns some will quit the profession.

However Liz Truss will not say if a Conservative donor provided the money to Boris Johnson first.

North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher explores a disgraced White House exit and a comeback for the ages.

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