Alex Meads, now 23, was excommunicated by the London-based Korean Friendship Association's 'paranoid' chairman, Dermot Hudson, earlier this year.

Donald Trump on Tuesday brushed aside threats of a Christmas surprise from North Korea, joking maybe he would get a 'beautiful vase' from Kim Jong Un instead of a missile test. 

A 'meteor' fell from the sky over the Mariana Islands in Oceania. Viewers say the fireball, which might have been debris from a Long March 5 rocket test in China, was a 'gift' from North Korea or China.

Presidential 2020 hopeful Bernie Sanders said he would use military force if warranted, both to protect US interests and to support its allies. He also said he would use force if China attacked Taiwan.

A power vacuum left by the dictator could explode into an ugly civil war in the North Korea, which would spark 'humanitarian suffering' and a wave of refugees fleeing the violence.

Medical experts have assessed video footage of Kim Jong-un's visit to Sunchon and claim marks (pictured) on his arms show he has had a 'cardiovascular procedure'.

North Korea's former deputy ambassador to Britain, Thae Yong Ho (pictured), has apologised after claiming leader Kim Jong-un was so unwell he could not stand.

North Korean state media broadcast images of Kim at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a fertiliser plant on the outskirts of Pyongyang on Friday, his first appearance since April 11.

JACK DOYLE: While the Tories realise that if they fail to deliver Brexit, they will be electorally dead, Labour is convinced that it must champion Remain voters to survive.

JACK DOYLE: To stop No Deal, Dominic Grieve is prepared to risk putting Jeremy Corbyn into Downing Street. That is the only logical conclusion from the threat he made on the Today programme.

The Turner winning ceramicist Grayson Perry delivered an acute and sharp-eyed diagnosis of Labour's failings after he was invited to guest-edit BBC Radio Four's Today programme.

Rudy Giuliani said President Trump's disclosure that he 'reimbursed' Michael Cohen for his payment to Stormy Daniels 'vindicates' that Robert Mueller must end his Russia probe.

The president poured gasoline on an already roaring political bonfire, suggesting he believes the FBI planted 'at least one' spy in his campaign in order to derail his White Houe aspirations.

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.

Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman said Manafort's advance age, and the hefty sentences he could face from a U.S. federal judge, mean he could be behind bars for the rest of his life.

Democrats and Republicans agree presidents should not pardon themselves and majorities of Americans in both parties believe Congress should impeach that president, poll finds.

In his upcoming book The Briefing: Politics, the Press and the President, detailing his time White House, Sean Spicer says DHS officials made the comments when Clinton was expected to win.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has offered to limit the number of obstruction-related questions Trump would be asked by investigators but doesn't want him to just provide written answers.

Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani says the special counsel's Russia probe and investigation into the president should be concluded by Sept. 1.

Former Donald Trump campaign foreign policy aide George Papadopoulos was sentenced to two weeks in jail Friday for lying to the FBI during the Russia probe.

George Papadopoulos. who tired to arrange a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, said his testimony could help prove collusion.

President Trump is using the strong performance of the American economy as a weapon against Democrats, claiming growth would not be so high if they had won the 2016 election.

President Donald Trump accused the special counsel of ruining lives a day after Paul Manafort was charged with breaking his plea agreement for similar behavior.

So it was all fake news…The entire two-year Russia collusion frenzy was based on an absolute falsehood that Donald Trump and his team had colluded with Russians to fix the 2016 election.

The 29-year-old has had to bide his time to be given the opportunity to show what he is capable of. That chance has arisen at Bundesliga leaders RB Leipzig and he has seized it with both hands.

RICHARD KAY: The hardest part must be accepting the sympathy while having to acknowledge that the exterior he has always presented has been breached.

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

Pisces 20 FEB-20 MAR Try acting on impulse this week and follow your heart rather than your head

The decision to ban climbing of the landmark from October 26 has seen thousands of tourists make the pilgrimage to central Australia over the winter school holidays, causing traffic chaos (pictured).

Ryan William Victor Grafton, 26, is accused of running off with almost $500 in merchandise from an Oxenford sex shop, stealing cars, and also pinching a mobile phone on the Gold Coast.

A Melbourne hero has described the incredibly moment he thwarted a would-be robber with an MMA inspired take down.

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.

Five people have been charged with allegedly stealing thousands of dollars' worth of baby formula in a string of robberies across Melbourne. 

The victim, aged in her 20s, was walking in a small lane in Claverham, Somerset, when the man allegedly jumped out and charged at her 'while grunting and breathing heavily'.

Police are searching for Kye Enright, 21, who is allegedly linked to the fatal stabbing of Paul Rock in a car park outside a Queensland pub.

An Afghan district governor has been stood down amid allegations he sexually assaulted an Australian woman in a remote part of the country. An investigation is now underway.

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 Sun reported that the 29-year-old had flouted Government guidelines just weeks after he apologised for holding a sex party with two escorts. Walker released a statement on social media.

Former Miss Moscow Oksana Voevodina, 27, posted an undated picture of her and Sultan of Kelantan Sultan Muhammad V, 49. She threatened to reveal details of their split.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: A male Borneo pygmy elephant was found dead in a river in Malaysia last week, and medics have confirmed the animal died after being shot 70 times at close range.

Cases of dengue fever at sites in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, reduced by 40 per cent after an international team of scientists injected mosquitoes with a strain of Wolbachia.

The 34-year-old, who won the World Cup with Germany back in 2014, currently plies his trade in Japan at Vissel Kobe. The official Twitter account of Johor Darul Ta'zim posted photos of Podolski.

Charles, 71, appeared in excellent spirits as he welcomed stars including Claudia Winkleman and Rob Brydon to The Prince's Trust Invest in Futures Gala at Kensington Palace.

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is located on within a mountainside on Spitsbergen, an island in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic Sea.

Both' party princes', Andrew and Harry have at times been lambasted for tarnishing the Royal Family's reputation - but other aristocratic second sons have not suffered the same fate.

Prince Charles, who has been diagnosed with coronavirus, has had contact with possibly hundreds of people over the past 16 days, including the Queen and Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Royal experts William Hanson and Grant Harrold have given their tips to FEMAIL on the etiquette people should be following to respect their neighbours as the nation adapts to working from home. 

Charles, 71, recorded an excerpt of Tintern Abbey which was aired on the Today programme this morning. He recorded the verse on Sunday at Birkhall, his home on the Queen's Balmoral estate.

JAN MOIR: The new leak in the royal moat has emanated via the unlikeliest of sources - from no nonsense, plain-speaking Princess Anne herself in an interview with a glossy magazine.

Prince Charles, 71, and Camilla, 72, have wished Captain Tom Moore a 'very happy 100th birthday' on the Clarence House Instagram page.