Those in British politics who talk of a hard Brexit are mainlining a fantasy, and steeped in denial, writes Alison O’Connor.

AP Moeller-Maersk, the Danish conglomerate that owns the world’s largest container shipping company, is voicing concern as a potential shift in US policy threatens to reduce global trade.

Iran’s president has said that Saudi Arabia cannot “cover up” its crime of executing a leading Shi’ite cleric by severing diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic.