[ad_1] Tory MPs have labelled as "wrong" and "unwise" comments made by Sir Vince Cable, that older Brexit voters were "driven by nostalgia".The Lib Dem leader said too many older people who voted Leave longed for a world where "faces were white"."(Sir Vince) should be trying to bring country together, not seeking to tear it apart," cabinet minister Sajid Javid said.Tory party chair Brandon Lewis said his comments were "rude"
[ad_1] Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Putin is expected to win re-election later this month Russia's President Putin ordered the shooting down of a passenger plane that was reportedly carrying a bomb and targeting the opening of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, he says in a new film.In the two-hour film, posted online, Mr Putin says he was told a plane from Ukraine to Turkey had been hijacked as
[ad_1] Image caption Police said they were appealing for witnesses to come forward A video which appears to show a dog being hanged in Belfast has appeared on Facebook.The distressed animal can be heard struggling in the footage as a voice calls to those responsible to stop what they are doing.Police said they were appealing for witnesses to come forward.In a Facebook post, the PSNI North Belfast said the video
[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Martin Selmayr is the subject of cronyism allegations at the European Commission The European Commission has denied allegations of cronyism after a protégé of its president, Jean-Claude Juncker, was given one of the most powerful jobs in the EU civil service.Martin Selmayr has been appointed Secretary-General of the Commission, the organisation that monitors whether countries are sticking to EU rules, dreams up new
[ad_1] Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Elon Musk said he initially didn't think his companies were likely to succeed Elon Musk says his companies SpaceX and Tesla are both still alive only "by the skin of their teeth".The entrepreneur told an audience at the South by South West (SXSW) conference that both companies almost went bankrupt in 2008."I gave both SpaceX and Tesla a probability of less than 10%
[ad_1] Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionKim Jong-un and Donald Trump: From enemies to frenemies? CIA director Mike Pompeo has defended Donald Trump's decision to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, saying the president understands the risks.Mr Trump "isn't doing this for theatre, he is going there to solve a problem," the spy chief told Fox News Sunday.The president has said the summit could produce the "greatest
[ad_1] All 11 people on board a Turkish plane that crashed in western Iran have been killed, Iranian media report.The private jet crashed near the city of Shahr-e Kord in in the western province of Chahrmahal-Bakhtiyari, according to state broadcaster IRINN.An emergency services spokesman told the channel that the plane came down in a mountainous area and caught fire.It was reportedly travelling from the United Arab Emirates to Istanbul when
[ad_1] Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionProf Dame Sally Davies said the risk of harm was "low" Up to 500 Salisbury pub-goers and diners have been told to wash possessions as a precaution after nerve agent traces were found.Trace amounts of the substance used to poison ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were found on and around a table where the pair ate at Zizzi restaurant,
[ad_1] Image copyright National Trust Image caption The original "offending" promotional photograph A Mother's Day cream tea advert has sparked fury for depicting a scone with the jam dolloped on the cream.The National Trust's Lanhydrock in Bodmin angered Cornish locals by depicting the delicacy in the rival Devon tradition on a Facebook post.Outraged locals said they were going to cancel memberships over the blunder.The Trust apologised for the "heinous mistake",
[ad_1] Image copyright EPA Image caption At a rally on Friday, Patricia Ramirez (l) and Angel Cruz (c) appealed to whoever had their son to return him home The body of a missing boy has been found in the boot of a car being driven by his father's partner, officials in Spain say.Eight-year-old Gabriel Cruz's disappearance in the southern province of Almeria in late February captured the nation's attention. After
