Mick's Muses's

Latest BBC News

• Philip Hammond plans to quit if Johnson becomes PM
  Philip Hammond tells the BBC he plans to resign when Theresa May leaves office next week.
• Iran tanker seizure: UK 'didn't take eye off ball', Hammond says
  Philip Hammond says the UK did not "take its eye off the ball" amid escalating tensions in the Gulf.
• Brexit: No-deal Brexit would be UK's choice, Ireland's deputy PM says
  If new UK PM wants to tear up the withdrawal deal "we're in trouble", Ireland's deputy PM warns.
• World Aquatics Championships: Adam Peaty breaks 100m breaststroke world record
  British swimmer Adam Peaty breaks the 100m breaststroke world record with a time of 56.88, becoming the first man to go under 57 seconds.
• Renters may get access to rogue landlord database
  Prospective tenants would be able to check if their landlord has convictions, under government plans.
• Manchester puppy theft: Stolen litter reunited with mother
  The five-week-old dogs were stolen by machete-wielding burglars but are now "safe and well".
• Comic Con: Marvel reveals Blade, Shang Chi and female Thor
  Marvel studios announces a bumper crop of new productions, causing a collective meltdown at Comic Con.
• Portugal wildfires: Huge blazes force evacuations
  Hundreds of firefighters are deployed to tackle the blazes which are being fanned by strong winds.
• Hong Kong protests: High security as masses march
  The latest pro-democracy rally is tense, as it follows the discovery of a huge haul of explosives.
• Arlene Foster: 'Serious negotiations' to restore NI devolution
  The DUP leader denies suggestions that the negotiations are no longer a five-party process.