The tweet was an apparent reference to claims made by President Trump and his supporters that his predecessor, Barack Obama, unlawfully spied on him and his campaign.

Neil Young called US President Donald Trump 'a disgrace to my country' after the Canadian-born rock legend revealed that he became a US citizen and plans to vote as a Democrat

Former President Barack Obama is sending a cease and desist letter to South Carolina TV stations asking that a Joe Biden attack ad come down because it quotes his 1995 book in a misleading way.

Barack Obama tweeted Thursday: 'If you're wondering whether it's an overreaction to cancel large gatherings and public events (and I love basketball), here's a useful primer as to why.'

Barack Obama bashed Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus crisis on Wednesday, claiming there is still no 'coherent national plan' to address the outbreak.

Donald Trump deplored Sadiq Khan as 'a national disgrace' just hours after reigniting their feud with a stinging lash as London's blood-drenched streets saw three murders in 24 hours.

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan branded Donald Trump a 'six-foot-three child in the White House' a Together For Education event in Westminster's Central Hall on Saturday.

Figures released by mayor Sadiq Khan showed 97 people suspected of murder were freed without conditions out of a total of 284 between April 2017 to March this year.

Move to help 1,000 female criminals over the next two years has been launched by London Mayor Sadiq Khan after research found women are more likely to be imprisoned for a first-time offence.

BBC Today presenter Justin Webb (left) said that Rory Stewart (right) standing in the 2020 mayoral race was not 'really 2020' because he is a 'white guy and Old Etonian'.

Tory MP Sir Mike Penning, who was a firefighter before he entered politics, said Dany Cotton must carry the can for the fatal advice to residents to 'stay put' in their homes as the blaze took hold.

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union said it is balloting 10,000 Tube staff for strikes and other forms of action in London. The union said more than a year of negotiations have failed.

Some of London's biggest tourists spots have been left empty as stark aerial images reveal eerie shots of Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly Circus sparsely populated because of the coronavirus.

Commuters crowded close together on a packed London Underground train this afternoon, despite official advice that people are at risk if they stand within two metres of an infected person.

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The approach is meant to reduce contact between the driver and their passengers, but critics - including the families of Transport for London workers - insisted it did not go far enough.

Photos this morning showed commuters at London stations such as Canning Town and Leytonstone boarding busy trains.

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT ROLAND GARROS: Johanna Konta's metamorphosis into a dirt-balling clay court expert continued as she beat Croatia's Donna Vekic 6-2, 6-4 at the French Open.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: At 2pm local time on Sunday in Guimaraes, Portugal, the most pointless match in the history of football will take place.

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: Jo Konta surged into the semi-finals of the French Open on Tuesday - leaving watching legends lost for words at the quality of her play.

Back in October Jo Konta had no form, no coach, just one sponsor paying a paltry four-figure sum and a ranking that had sunk into the mid-forties. It was a very long way from the summer of 2017.

MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: It transpires the teenager standing between Jo Konta and the French Open final on Friday could lay claim to being the Imelda Marcos of tennis.

MIKE DICKSON IN PARIS: Jo Konta suffered a crushing disappointment at the French Open and then criticised the tournament for relegating the women's semi-finals to lesser courts.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been roasted on social media for trying to turn his new favourite hashtag 'how good is' into a popular catchphrase.

The actress, 43, cut a glamorous figure in a leather jacket and striped yellow skirt as she attended the French Open with beau Guillaume Canet at Roland Garros in Paris, France on Sunday.

The trophy awarded to Aussie tennis champion Ash Barty after she won the French Open has a not-so-subtle blunder on it that dates back more than 40 years.

Serena Williams appears to have given up on the idea of playing a grass court tournament ahead of Wimbledon, a possibility she floated after losing at the French Open.

American college champion Paul Jubb and Davis Cup veteran James Ward were among those given lucrative wildcards into Wimbledon on Wednesday morning.

Jo Konta insists she has suffered no 'letdown' since her run to the French Open semi-finals, despite a largely disappointing grass-court season so far.

When Serena Williams returned to the women's tour early last spring the mission was simple: to win a 24th Grand Slam and to do so as a proud parent.

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT WIMBLEDON: There will be no meeting of the Murrays in the men's doubles this year after Jamie's new partnership with Neal Skupski hit an early bump in the road.

Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard, 25, shared a snap hugging fellow Canadian player Bianca Andreescu, 19, after she was beat out of the Canadian Open on Tuesday.

Bianca Andreescu has revealed that she received a message from Drake after winning the US Open. 19-year-old Andreescu defeated Serena Williams in the final last weekend.

Trump hasn't been humiliated at the NATO summit at all. He's just had to endure the petty mockery of a jealous bunch of Mean Girls who like to make fun of him behind his back.

Insisting 'the best British experts' should be involved in the investigation into the incident in Tehran, Boris Johnson said last night: 'The loss of life is a tragedy.

On Wednesday, the pair shared images on their official Instagram page, Sussex Royals, promoting 'Bell Let's Talk', which is run by phone provider Bell.

AMANDA PLATELL: Everything Prince Harry and Meghan do seems to blow up in their faces as they don't seem to think.The taxpayer won't foot the bill for their family's police protection.

The overwhelming majority of Tory voters and Brexit Party supporters want Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage to agree an electoral pact before the next general election, according to a new poll.

The eurosceptic said that his upstart party would not oppose members of the hardline European Research Group and any sitting MP who 'pledges to never vote for the new EU treaty'.

Boris Johnson has ruled out striking an electoral pact with Nigel Farage as a senior Conservative source said the Brexit Party leader should 'never be allowed near government'.

Labour Brexiteers are much more likely to switch to Nigel Farage than the Conservatives, a study has found.Boris Johnson is hoping his robust stance on Brexit will help him snatch seats from Labour.

Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg warned: 'If you vote for the Brexit Party at the next election it is a vote effectively for Jeremy Corbyn.'

Mr Braine, who only replaced hardliner Gerard Batten in the summer, entered a public row with the party's ruling national executive committee after he called for the Newport event to be cancelled.

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage conceded it would have been 'better' if he had used the word 'axe' because that is a more commonly-used metaphor.

There is growing confidence Boris Johnson (pictured) can avoid being put to the sword by Nigel Farage's Brexit Party if he cannot honour his 'do or die' pledge for the UK to leave by October 31.

Britain will leave the EU in 25 days without a deal unless senior figures agree to compromise, in which case Boris Johnson will 'paralyse' the EU, senior aides revealed.

Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party are preparing to fight the next general election on the assumption that Brexit has not yet happened, according to leaked campaign documents.

Nigel Farage took to the stage at the event in Westminster this evening and savaged the deal the PM managed to agree with Brussels on Thursday, saying 'this is not what we voted for.'

The Brexit Party leader, who favours a No Deal exit, is advocating a 'clean-break' from the European Union and claims the current deal will not respect the referendum result.

STEPHEN GLOVER: A few months ago, the Brexit Party was the talk of Westminster. It had won the most seats in May's European elections. But its fortunes have declined since Boris became PM.