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Venezuela crisis: Opposition lawmakers take refuge in embassies (BBC)

Three Venezuelan opposition members of parliament have taken shelter in foreign embassies after losing their congressional immunity. They are among 10 lawmakers stripped of immunity after the Supreme Court said they should be investigated for conspiracy, rebellion and treason. The…

Robert Mugabe sells off his combine harvesters (BBC)

Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe is auctioning off five combine harvesters and other farm equipment. An advert by a local auction firm announced plans to sell off at least 40 of his vehicles, including a luxury car and five Toyota…

Trump hits China as trade war escalates (BBC)

The US has more than doubled tariffs on $200bn (£153.7bn) worth of Chinese products, in a sharp escalation of the countries’ damaging trade war. Tariffs on affected Chinese goods have risen to 25% from 10%, and Beijing has vowed to…

English clubs make European history (BBC)

English clubs have created European football history by taking all four final spots in the continent’s two major competitions. Arsenal won in Valencia and Chelsea beat Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday to reach the Europa League final. That followed dramatic wins for Liverpool over…

US fake heiress apologises as she is jailed (BBC)

A German woman who posed as a billionaire heiress to swindle New York hotels and banks has been sentenced to at least four years in prison. “I apologise for the mistakes I made,” Anna Sorokin, 28, said shortly before she…

Chelsea Manning is released from jail (BBC)

Former US intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has been released from prison, despite refusing to testify before an investigation into Wikileaks. Manning, 31, was held for 62 days after a Virginia judge ordered her taken into custody in March. However, she…

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West set to welcome fourth child as surrogate is in labour (Metro)

What a week for royal babies, in every sense of the word. The Kardashian brood is about to grow by one, as Kim Kardashian’s surrogate has gone into labour. Kourtney Kardashian broke the news to unsuspecting mum Kris Jenner, as…

Diddy breaks down in tears as he admits death of Kim Porter ‘hurts so much’ (Metro)

Diddy has opened up on the death of his former girlfriend and the mother of his three children, admitting that her passing ‘hurts so much’. Kim Porter died in November 2018 after suffering from pneumonia and the family will celebrate…

Gary Neville names the two Man United players who will miss PSG-bound Ander Herrera the most (Metro)

Gary Neville believes that Manchester United will miss Ander Herrera with reports this week claiming that the Spanish midfielder has agreed a lucrative three-year deal with PSG. The 29-year-old is out of contract in the summer and looks set to…

Unai Emery explains what made him proud of Arsenal Europa League heroes Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette (Metro)

Unai Emery revealed he was ‘proud’ of Arsenal’s deadly duo Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette, but not just for their goalscoring prowess after they helped seal a place in the Europa League final. Arsenal invested over £100million in transfer fees…

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