Capital punishment is one of the lines dividing countries in today’s world. Countries that execute citizens after convicting them of something or other fall into one category. The countries that no longer assume the right to punish a citizen by taking their life fall into another. We are, thankfully, in the latter, as are all EU states. It is impossible for any country that permits capital punishment to join the EU.

Things have gotten ugly in Washington since the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election — and they’re about to get uglier.

Some politicians weaponise polarisation and provoke it intentionally.

Latest: Robert Mueller said in his report that he could not conclusively determine that Donald Trump had committed criminal obstruction of justice.

Wrapping up the 22-month investigation, Mr Mueller's report found no evidence that US President Donald Trump's campaign conspired with Russian officials to influence the 2016 election.

The DPP has interrupted a civil trial in which an elderly man is being sued after his car swerved into another vehicle, resulting in spinal injuries to a child.

An elderly man whose car crossed on to the wrong side of the road and in collision with another vehicle, resulting in the death of his wife and a child suffering severe spinal injuries, has claimed he is not liable for the accident because a medical ailment caused him to lose control of his car.