Number of hate crimes in the UK have surged since EU referendum
Police forces have been providing weekly statistics since the vote on June 23.
Theresa May says grammar schools are needed to stop the rich dominating the best state schools
Prime minister told 1922 committee there is already 'selection by house price'.
MPs told to vacate Houses of Parliament for six-year £4bn restoration plan
Committee to advise refit of the estate to start in 2022.
Other voices should be heard by Security Council says female front runner for UN's top job
Unesco head also told Chatham House think tank education must be part of UN humanitarian efforts.
MPs call for powers to end 'Jihadiseeker's Allowance' for Islamist radicals after Choudary verdict
The jailed radical preacher had received £500,000 in benefits over a 20 year period.
Construction set to start on 'great wall of Calais' to keep out migrants
The £1.9m smooth concrete wall will be over half a mile long.
Boris Johnson calls on the Kremlin to stop supporting Bashar al-Assad
The foreign secretary's comments come as the Syrian High Negotiations Committee meets in London.
Google marks start of the 2016 Rio Paralympics with its latest doodle
The opening ceremony takes place at the Maracana Stadium on Wednesday 7 September.
Child abuse inquiry 'too unwieldy to work' says ex-chief Dame Lowell Goddard
The New Zealand judge described the probe as a "lonely mission".
Independent Russian polling group Levada Centre blacklisted and classed as a 'foreign agent'
The move means Levada will not be able to give independent information about Russia's parliamentary election.
EU migrants need to have jobs before coming to the UK under Theresa May's plans
The prime minister is said to be planning tougher entry rules for migrants in lieu of a points system.
Angela Merkel's CDU party hit hard at the ballot box in German state election
Merkel's immigration policy said to be behind her party's 3rd place in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Motorists face chaos as Calais protest and road block seek to get Jungle camp closed
The mayor of Calais has described the camp of up to 10,000 migrants as 'unbearable'.
Theresa May casts doubt on Brexit pledge of a points-based immigration system
The UK prime minister says such a deal may not be the 'silver bullet' to curb EU migrant levels.
Veteran charities accused of 'exaggerating' combat stress to raise funds
Chief executive of Walking with the Wounded says PTSD is being used to get money.
Scotland does not back independence from UK despite Brexit vote reveals poll
The YouGov poll showed 54% of people still back Scotland staying in the UK.
One cannabis spliff makes you less motivated to work for money says UCL research
However the studies did suggest that motivation returned when the drug use stopped.
Leonardo DiCaprio's charity urged to repay donations linked to 1MDB Malaysian fund scandal
The star's LDF charity is linked to the embezzlement plagued fund set up by Najib Razak.
Google marks 37th anniversary of children's book The Neverending Story in latest doodle
The 1979 book by German author Michael Ende was made into a film five years later.
Immigration 'red line' for Brexit negotiations could see Britain leave the single market
Theresa May's pledge puts onus on European leaders to agree to free trade with UK.
YouGov poll shows Jeremy Corbyn is set to increase mandate in Labour leadership contest
The survey puts Corbyn ahead of rival Owen Smith 68% to 32%.
Apple 'welcome' in the UK says Downing Street as experts eye potential of European Commission ruling
Downing Street says Apple may be welcome in the UK after giant was ordered to pay £11bn.
United Nations criticised for paying millions of dollars to groups linked to Bashar al-Assad
The UN insists it has to work with the Syrian regime to help as many people as it can.
Antonio Guterres cements lead in race to become next United Nations' Secretary General
The ex-Portuguese prime minister won the third secret Security Council ballot.
Calais crisis could trigger UK to review its security relationship with France
Home Secretary Amber Rudd will oppose any move to shift any migration procedures back across the Channel.
Over 6,500 migrants saved off Libyan coast in Mediterranean rescue operation
The Italian coastguard said 40 operations took place 20km off the coast of Sabratha in Libya.
Royal Navy warship HMS Daring to go to Persian Gulf to help in fight against ISIS
The £1bn vessel have been refitted after initial problems handling high temperatures.
China 'will refuse' to rewrite terms of Hinkley Point C nuclear plant deal
Beijing unlikely to accept a watered-down agreement as Number 10 reviews UK nuclear options.
Sir Phillip Green may write £300m cheque to avoid lawsuit over BHS pensions
Ex-owner is under fire as the final 22 stores of the retailer shut their doors on Sunday.
'Old boys' network' sidelining women vying to be next UN Secretary-General, says campaigner
Campaign to Elect a Woman Secretary General says secrecy and chauvinism beset ballot for top UN post.
