President Trump says he will move to close Washington's Kennedy Center for two years. It follows a wave of cancellations since Trump ousted the previous leadership and added his name to the building.

Tory leader says women can wear what they like and employers should be able to ban staff from wearing face coverings The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has said she will not speak to women wearing burqas in her constituency surgery, and argued that employers should be able to ban their staff from wearing face coverings. Badenoch gave her view after the newest Reform MP, Sarah Pochin, triggered a debate over the subject by pressing the prime minister on whether he would follow the lead of other European countries such as France in banning the burqa. Continue reading...