BORIS JOHNSON TO VISIT MIDDLE EAST AFTER SAUDI ARABIA 'PROXY WARS' COMMENTS

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will face a diplomatically testing tour of the Middle East after accusing British ally Saudi Arabia of being behind "proxy wars".

The senior Cabinet minister was slapped down by Downing Street over his comments, with Number 10 saying his views did not represent official Government policy.

Mr Johnson will deliver a keynote speech at a major regional conference in Bahrain on Friday before heading to Saudi Arabia on Sunday.

DAVID CAMERON: WEST NEEDS 'COURSE CORRECTION' AFTER BREXIT VOTE AND TRUMP WIN

The Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump in the US must result in a "course correction" for Western politics, David Cameron said.

The former prime minister said the vote to leave the European Union, which prompted his decision to quit Number 10, was part of a "movement of unhappiness" about the state of the world.

Speaking to students at Depauw University in Indiana, he said leaders across the West must take steps to help those who felt left behind by globalisation.

CAROLINE JOHNSON BACKS MAY ON BREXIT AFTER HOLDING SLEAFORD SEAT FOR TORIES

New MP Caroline Johnson has vowed to bolster Theresa May's position in Parliament to make sure Brexit happens after comfortably winning the Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election.

She held the seat for the Conservatives with 53.5% of the vote, seeing off the challenge from Ukip in an area that backed the Leave cause in the European Union referendum.

Labour had a bad result, slipping from second in 2015 to fourth behind the Liberal Democrats in the Lincolnshire seat.

GLASGOW BIN LORRY CRASH: JUDGES TO RULE ON PRIVATE PROSECUTION BID

Relatives of three people who lost their lives in the Glasgow bin lorry crash are expected to learn whether they can raise a private prosecution against driver Harry Clarke.

They took their case for the 59-year-old to face a trial to the Appeal Court in Edinburgh earlier this year.

The rare move followed a controversial decision by the Crown Office not to prosecute Mr Clarke over the 2014 tragedy.

HIGH COURT INJUNCTION SOUGHT TO EXTEND ANONYMITY FOR BROTHERS WHO TORTURED BOYS

A court is being asked to grant indefinite anonymity to two brothers who were aged 10 and 11 when they tortured two young boys in a case which shocked Britain.

The pair were sentenced to an indeterminate period in custody, with a minimum of five years, following the horrific incident in 2009 which became known as the Edlington Case, after the former South Yorkshire pit village where it happened.

A court order made at the time granted them anonymity until they were both 18.

VICTIMS' COMMISSIONER TO WARN AGAINST CHANGES TO SEXUAL ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS

The Victims' Commissioner is to warn against any move for those who report that they have suffered sexual abuse to be routinely referred to as "complainants".

Baroness Newlove will voice her opposition on Friday to recommendations made in a review of Scotland Yard's doomed investigation into allegations of a VIP paedophile ring.

In the report published last month, retired High Court judge Sir Richard Henriques said those who make complaints should be referred to by the Metropolitan Police as "complainants" and not "victims" throughout both the investigative and judicial process.

'JUST ABOUT MANAGING' FAMILIES LESS LIKELY TO USE GRAMMAR SCHOOLS, SAYS CHARITY

Theresa May's Jams are "significantly" less likely to send a child to a grammar school than their wealthier counterparts, raising concerns about the Government's plan to expand selective schools, an educational charity has said.

In areas where 10% or more of pupils attend the state-run selective schools, 15.8% of Year 7 pupils were judged to be from "just about managing" families, research by the Sutton Trust found.

In contrast, children from the wealthiest families made up 34.4% of Year 7 students at the schools, the charity found.

INQUEST INTO DEATH OF FOUR-MONTH-OLD BABY SAVAGED BY AUNT'S DOG

An inquest is set to hear evidence about the death of a four-month-old baby who was snatched from his mother's arms by the family dog and savaged.

Archie Joe Darby died after he was bitten by the animal at a house in Harwich Road, Colchester, Essex, on October 13.

A post-mortem examination revealed he died of severe head injuries consistent with a dog attack.

YOUTH ARRESTED IN DOUBLE MURDER PROBE AFTER DEATH OF MAN AND TEENAGER

Police are investigating a double murder after a teenager and a man died from suspected stab wounds.

A 17-year-old youth has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the deaths in Ipswich and is in custody, Suffolk Police said.

Officers were called to reports of two stabbings within 15 minutes of each other on Thursday afternoon.