A resident claimed the fire may have been the result of a failed 'targeted attack' on a cottage bought by David and Samantha Cameron in an Oxfordshire hamlet near Chipping Norton, 19 years ago.

A 'Molotov cocktail' is said to have been hurled at a property near the ex-PM's home near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. Police officers have been deployed outside Mr Cameron's London home.

HARRY COLE: David Cameron's motley list of recipients of gongs, lordships and baubles still haunts his premiership.

Economist Peter Sinclair, 73, was the former Prime Minister's tutor when he studied philosophy, politics and economics at Brasenose College in the 1980s.

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: What lockdown? London's social scene might have been put on the backburner, but its movers and shakers are refusing to let the fun come to an end.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a message to Prime Minister Boris Johnson today that he wanted to 'express my sincere support at this difficult moment for you', according to the Kremlin.

Former Eton College Head Master Sir Eric Anderson, who was in charge of the school between 1980 and 1994 and whose pupils included Boris Johnson and David Cameron, has died at the age of 83.

Rarely do tributes between political opponents extend beyond leaden platitudes. Before yesterday, the most sincere words of support I've heard between party leaders came after David Cameron's son Ivan died.

The Prime Minister said Britain could be forced to leave the EU without a deal if they did not give ground. She said that without the promise of help she would put her Brexit deal to a vote.

EU Council president Donald Tusk claimed to have treated Mrs May 'with a much greater empathy and respect than some MPs' at the close of this week's EU summit in Brussels.

Seaborne Freight's website includes a long run of small print that featured a section about 'placing an order' that placed an obligation on a customer to check their 'meal' (pictured).

The leak, which saw data from hundreds of politicians, including Mrs Merkel, posted on Twitter last month, affects all parties in parliament except the far-right Alternative for Germany.

Merkel, who is in Athens for a two-day visit, said Germany was 'aware of our historical responsibility' and 'how much suffering' it had caused Greece during the Second World War.

Protesting Greek school teachers have clashed with police in central Athens during a demonstration against government plans for hiring new teachers.

Germany's domestic intelligence agency will step up monitoring for political extremism of the far-right AfD party (pictured) ahead of an election later this year.

Leo Varadkar joined a growing chorus of European leaders who demanded that Theresa May radically change her Brexit approach to get a deal through the deadlocked Parliament.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel heaped pressure on the PM by insisting the UK must provide solutions to the impasse after the House of Commons delivered a huge rejection of her deal.

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who took over from Angela Merkel as leader of the CDU last month, has appealed for Britain to stay in the EU, calling it Britain’s ‘home’.

Chancellor Angela Merkel said the pact, inked in the ancient western German city of Aachen today, aims to build a 'common military culture' between Germany and France.

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel accused the UK of seeing ties with other EU member states mainly in terms of trade.

Alexander von Schoenburg - editor of Bilt, Germany's largest newspaper - makes an impassioned plea to EU leaders to allow Britain to exit the European Union with its head held high - it's the least Europe owes it.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos the German chancellor (pictured today) said she feared the 'knowledge and insight' of politicians after World War II would be forgotten.

Diplomatic sources said the German Chancellor would back concessions but only at the last possible moment - insisting 'that is how she works'.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered the dig as she insisted there is 'still time' to thrash out a Brexit deal despite the deep political standoff.

Incandescent Brexiteers hit back at the 'inflammatory' statement by Mr Tusk. Cabinet ministers rounded on Mr Tusk, with Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom calling on him to apologise.

LITTLE JOHN: Looking forward to the march against The Donald? Me, too! It’s time we showed this tinpot dictator exactly what the British people think of him. Frankly, we’ve had our fill of this...

The findings, which suggest car workers would be most at risk (pictured, the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg), give voice to Brexiteer hopes that EU leaders will have to give ground in Brexit talks.

Ivanka Trump is said to be working hard behind the scenes of Washington DC to implement her paid family leave initiative - and she certainly didn't shy away from the spotlight in Munich this week either.

JANET STREET-PORTER: Commercial success on Lagerfeld's scale entitles you to act the fool and everyone seems to turn a blind eye. Critics are silenced by your ‘genius’.

The Prime Minister - who in public today defied EU calls to accept delaying Brexit was the 'rational solution - is battling to stave off a Cabinet revolt on Wednesday.

Berlin's budget plans will see defence spending drop well below the two per cent of GDP expected from NATO members in what U.S. envoy Richard Grenell (pictured) called a 'worrisome signal'.

The EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Mrs May's new strategy would work if her decision to accept cross party talks and pivot to soft Brexit pays off.

Body language expert Judi James said the 'huge spatial gap' between Theresa May and Angela Merkel in Berlin today gave the suggestion of 'further separation rather than unity'.

Body language expert Judi James suggested May's 'pantomime over-reaction' showed her desire to gain approval from the German leader, 'like you would your boss'.

SIMON WALTERS: Brexiteer Tory MP Henry Smith was putting it a bit strongly when he said yesterday that Theresa May could be ‘toast’ by tomorrow if the Brussels summit went badly.

Aides revealed it was a TV still of the duo speaking in the Commons and the Bundestag at the same time yesterday morning before flying to Brussels.

Lubeck is a tiny delight of a medieval city, an hour from Hamburg. The Daily Mail's Kate Johnson visited its most famous sweet shop, Niederegger, where they have floors or truffles and marzipan.

The German chancellor sent the historic memo to one of his favourite commanders, Field Marshal Ferdinand Schörner, who had urged him to flee the besieged capital.

Prince Charles is asking politicians to protect Britain's historic bond with Germany. Some see the move as a push for a softer Brexit as he says he wants the friendship with Germany to continue.

The fan, who worked at Dortmund Airport in Germany, had been driving when she spotted the German Chancellor's aircraft and jumped out her vehicle to take a photo.

In the hour-long video German YouTuber Rezo, 26, takes aim at Angela Merkel's CDU and its policies on climate change, the rich, and drug laws, prompting responses from CDU heavyweights.

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel said there is 'work to be done' to halt extremists' rise in Europe and that young people must be made aware of history.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is the fifth highest paid world leader with a massive salary of around AUD$538,000 - seven times the average national wage in Australia.

At a Berlin summit in 2016, Theresa May was offered a choice of red wine – one Italian, one German – and chose the latter. Angela Merkel told her: ‘Have the Italian wine like me. German red is no good.'

Sheridan Smith honoured war veterans on Wednesday with a dazzling performance at the D-Day celebrations in Portsmouth. 

The royal, 93, sat next to Trump and her son Prince Charles dressed in a pink hat and matching pink coat. She also accessorized her outfit with her statement pearl earrings and necklace.

Mr Trump and his wife Melania, who are travelling to Ireland this afternoon, joined the monarch and Prince Charles to speak to some of the 300 men who fought on the Normandy beaches 75 years ago.

Foreign dignitaries and cabinet members joined the Queen, the Prime Minister and President Donald Trump in Portsmouth for the 75th commemorative anniversary of D-Day.

President Donald Trump had an unscheduled conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday while the visiting leaders were at a D-Day event in the UK.

Donald Trump and his wife Melania, who moved on to Ireland this afternoon before going to France tomorrow, joined the monarch and Prince Charles to speak to World War Two veterans.