Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said she was unaware of intelligence assessments concluding that Russia favored President Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.

Wikistrat, a company that pitches itself as a crowdsourced geopolitical research firm, may actually be involved in intelligence-gathering on behalf of foreign governments, it has been reported.

Jeff Sessions was speaking ahead of the inspector general's report on the Clinton email investigation, which is expected to blame 'insubordinate' James Comey.

Donald Trump has called the decision to revoke Paul Manafort's bail 'tough' and 'very unfair' after a federal judge sent the former campaign manager to await trial behind bars.

Manafort was booked into Northern Neck Regional Jail in Warsaw, Virginia at 8.22pm on Friday, after a federal judge revoked his bond ahead of a trial scheduled for September.

William McRaven, commander of the raid condemned Trump for revoking the security clearance of ex-CIA chief John Brennan saying the spy was 'of unparalleled integrity'.

The president began what could be the most significant day so far in Robert Mueller's Russia probe pre-emptively lashing out at the special counsel's office in a tweetstorm.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Sadio Mane, Mo Salah and Virgil Van Dijk have all been shortlisted for this year's Ballon d'Or, after the 30-man shortlist for the prestigious award was announced.

RICHARD KAY: Exactly 20 years ago, Prince Charles was refining plans for Poundbury, his experimental new town in Dorset.

RICHARD KAY: For both parties it looked like a marriage made in heaven - a classic case of opposites attracting.

RICHARD KAY: Fifteen years ago, Sir Martin Sorrell paid a then record divorce settlement of more than £29 million to his first wife, Sandra Finestone, after 33 years of marriage.

RICHARD KAY: Boris Johnson remained stoically upright as he joined in the mass applause for the NHS and if the usual ebullience was missing there was at least a flicker of determination.

RICHARD KAY: All her life she has been surrounded by people, from the moment she awakes till last thing at night. But the Queen's two weeks of virtual self-isolation haven't been straightforward.

RICHARD KAY: So much about Harry is reminiscent of Diana. The palpable way he connects with people is uncannily like that of his mother.

Sophie Morgan, (pictured) who fronted the 2016 Paralympics coverage on Channel 4, said she struggled to get the attention of an attendant on the trip from Buenos Aires to Heathrow.

Andrew Sabisky, a self-described 'super-forecaster', answered Number 10's call for 'weirdos and misfits' but has prompted fury with his extreme views.

Zeinobiyah Soetekouw had spent most of her life aboard a 33-year-old 13m yacht 'Sumbawa', travelling Australia with her parents Beccie and Steve and 10 siblings.

The freak accident happened as the pair travelled along Monbulk Road outer east when their vehicle was crushed under the tree on Sunday around 5.30pm.

All-rounder Ben Stokes kissed his partner Clare on the hallowed turf of the 'Home of Cricket' after he helped England win the trophy - less than a year after he was on trial over a late-night brawl.

Convicted rapist Jason Lawrance (pictured on his wedding day) appeared at Nottingham Crown Court after it was alleged that he lied about having a vasectomy to a woman he met online.

Tafida Raqeeb, five, is currently at the Royal London Hospital. Doctors say she should be allowed to die after a blood vessel in her brain burst but Italian doctors believe there is hope for recovery.

Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, 28, is accused of accused of preparing acts of terrorism and his sister Sneha Chowdhury, 25, is accused of failing to disclose information. They were arrested in Luton.

Testimony from Carl Beech, 51, who claimed he was abused by a gang of paedophiles in Westminster, bore a series of striking resemblances to details in a survivor's account he had read.

Samir Mayhoub, 42, is charged with murdering a 61-year-old man in Melbourne on May 22 and on Wednesday was freed from custody with a judge citing a 'weak' prosecution case.

Chloe Haines, 25, has been hit with a bill for £85,000 by Jet2 over her 'extremely disruptive behaviour' on a flight from Stansted to Turkey when she allegedly tried to 'storm the cockpit'.

Victoria Police at Geelong posted the notice of the arrest warrant on their Facebook page as part of 'Warrant Wednesday' - sparking a flood of comments.

A determined Liverpool grandmother donned a full hazmat suit so she could go and see her grandson. Sheila Abbott, 60, paid a surprise visit to her family, including Mason, six, wearing full protective gear.

The presenter, 55, posted the announcement to his Twitter followers on Thursday and told fans, who have missed him on the ITV chat show, to 'relax'.

Musk shared a photo of the newborn, telling fans the baby is called X Æ A-12, inset. In a two hour long chat released Thursday the billionaire broke down the name, main.

JAN MOIR: We are supposed to be sophisticated people, living in a time of enlightenment. Look at us. We paint pictures, play the piano and ice our cakes with star-shaped nozzles.

When three-legged Anatolian Shepherd Haatchi first entered Owen Howkins' home he would slide about recklessly, but, the moment he stepped into Owen's bedroom his demeanour changed completely.

GUY ADAMS: we produce more varieties of cheese even than the French. Sadly, these high-quality cheeses are extremely difficult to shift with the h­ospitality sector closed.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak once spoke about the closure of a local pub in his Richmond constituency in North Yorkshire and his regret over the loss. Now one third of his constituents face the dole.

Among the Chelsea Pensioners who lost their lives to the virus was Fred Boomer-Hawkins, 75, who became ill in the last week of March. Nine Chelsea Pensioners have been killed by the disease.

Two teenage brothers have been arrested on suspicion of rape after their 13-year-old sister gave birth to a baby girl in Malaysia.

Lawyers for the ex-king of Malaysia confirmed he has divorced his glamorous Russian beauty queen bride Oksana Veovodina. But Ms Voevodina is quoted saying that this is a 'provocation'.

Sarah bin Azmi travelled from Alaska to Malaysia to surprise her mother, who she had not seen in over a year. The woman looked shocked when she saw her daughter with a bunch of flowers next to her.

Nora Quoirin (pictured right), who has learning difficulties, had been on a family holiday at a resort near Seremban, around an hour south of the capital Kuala Lumpur.

Nora Quoirin, 15, from London, was on a two-week 'trip of a lifetime' with her family at a resort in the Malaysian town of Seremban, near Kuala Lumpur, when she disappeared.

London schoolgirl Nora Quoirin, who has learning difficulties, has been missing since yesterday night, when her parents found her hotel room in Malaysia empty with the window open.

The 15-year-old London schoolgirl, who has learning difficulties, has been missing since last night, when her parents found her hotel room at the Dusun Resort empty with the window open.

As hopes of finding the missing 15-year-old (pictured) fades, cadaver dogs roamed the dense jungle with their handlers.

Meabh and Sebastien Quoirin offered a £10,000 reward for information on missing Nora as they made an emotional plea at a press conference in Malaysia (pictured).

The discovery was made by a member of the public on the tenth day of an intensive search of the area surrounding the eco-resort where she was on holiday.

The discovery was made by a volunteer hiker on the tenth day of an intensive search of the area surrounding the eco-resort where she was on holiday.

The unsuccessful first search for Nora Quoirin (pictured) will inevitably raise questions about why the British teen's naked body was not found sooner.

The grief-stricken family of Nora Quoirin have revealed their heartbreak this morning after the teenager was yesterday found in the Malaysian jungle.

Sean Yeap, a volunteer taking part in the search for 15-year-old Nora Quoirin in Malaysia, described how two members of his party broke down in tears as they discovered her body.

Abu Fathiyyaturahma Menk Abdun Mujtahid, 30, noticed the kitten clutching to the concrete barriers in Sabah, Malaysia, last Saturday morning.

Medics in Malaysia say the results of a post-mortem exam on tragic teenager Nora Quoirin will be revealed Thursday at the earliest, after eight hours of tests failed to establish how she had died.