Boris Johnson has accused an advocacy group in the UK of being apologists for terrorism after it said the Londoner believed to be Islamic State executioner Jihadi John had previously been harassed by the British security services.

Security services are facing mounting questions over claims that the British graduate believed to be murderous extremist Jihadi John was known to MI5.

Britain stands ready to take "whatever steps are necessary" to help an international push to destroy the "evil" extremist group who murdered a British aid worker, David Cameron said.

WHEN Bloomsday (June 16) comes round every year, our nation’s collective guilt resurfaces. The ineluctable question is raised again: have you read Ulysses?

FORMULA 1 boss Eddie Jordan’s €212 million lawsuit in which he had accused Vodafone of reneging on a sponsorship agreement was yesterday described as “without foundation and false” by a High Court judge.