MPs gathered at Parliament to hear the Queen herald the government's package, which will include tougher sentences for foreign criminals and child abusers.

The State Opening of Parliament saw Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn engage in one of the newer political traditions today - the awkward silent walk to the Lords.

Those who still have their old toys stashed away in the attic could be in luck as they could now be worth much more than they cost new, research has revealed.

Tearful fellow officers and grieving family members have laid to rest PC Andrew Harper, 28, the newlywed policeman who was killed while investigating a burglary in August.

Harry's mother Charlotte Charles broke down (pictured) as she told a NYC press conference that the US spy's wife Anne Sacoolas should be brought back to the UK and be put in the dock.

Prison terms for those who sneak back into the UK would be lengthened from weeks to years. And murderers who refuse to reveal burial sites would also spend longer behind bars.

The Royal Veterinary College carried out a survey of 6,349 domestic rabbits that attended 107 veterinary practices across the UK to discover the most common causes of illness and death.

Extinction Rebellion chief Gail Bradbrook had a carbon footprint of 2.6 tonnes while on a luxury holiday to Costa Rica in 2016. This is a quarter of the amount the average Brit emits in one year.

Jeremy Corbyn risked fueling the civil war in his own party by repeatedly refusing to rule out holding another vote on splitting the union.

Tom Bower, 73, is known for his scathing style after publishing blistering accounts of the lives of Prince Charles, Tony Blair, Jeremy Corbyn and Richard Branson.

Boris Johnson told his senior team there was a 'good way forward' as he updated them on progress in a conference call.

Extinction Rebellion protesters are braving the miserable weather to continue demonstrating in London this afternoon. The capital is braced for further chaos in the second week of protests.

Hundreds of runners were left disappointed when organisers called off the event after rumours of a bomb in Peterborough this morning.

The Met Office has issued a severe yellow rain warning that will last from midday to midnight tomorrow and stretch from Salcombe in Devon right up to Leeds. Car pictured in Essex today.

Brogan-Lei Partridge, from Rednal, Birmingham, contracted Meningitis B. Her mother Amy Partridge, 28, was told by doctors that Brogan-Lei had septacemia after her daughter fell into a coma.

Isla Grainger spent 17 days in Southampton General Hospital after the potentially fatal infection caused her kidneys to fail and she had to be put into an induced coma in intensive care.

The actor, 59, took to Twitter to complain that the trip to watch the film in Fulham was 'pointless', due to the deafening noise levels of the psychological thriller.

Prince Charles (pictured) lead the UK at the ceremony in St Peter's Square in Rome, where Pope Francis declared the cardinal a saint in front of 20,000 pilgrims.

Philip Hammond and Dominic Grieve are central to moves to compel Mr Johnson to send a letter to Brussels asking for an extension to the UK's membership.

Kelly, 23, from Leuven, Belgium, has long suffered with mental health problems. She decided to apply for euthanasia after learning it was lawful and possible from a psychologist.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: There couldn't be a better time for Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy to wage war. We're all desperate for a bit of escapism and this is a blockbuster.

Singer Charlotte Church has had an emotional reconciliation with her mother and stepfather in a Devon retreat for a new Channel 4 documentary. The star's mother had a breakdown over the row.

The pregnant star, 37, was supported by her husband Jamie as she returned from Dubai on Saturday after being accused by Coleen of selling stories about her to the press, which she has denied.

The victim, named locally as 'Baptista', was a 15-year-old student at a school in Forest Gate, east London. He was a Manchester United fan and had recently trialled for Ipswich Town.

The pair are now communicating only through their lawyers after the bitter row which has seen Rebekah Vardy, still on holiday in Dubai, threaten Coleen Rooney with legal action.

Savers with money tied up in the stock market yesterday enjoyed a record-breaking day amid hopes that Boris Johnson is closing in on a Brexit deal with the EU.

EXCLUSIVE: Inspector Brian Smith of Brixton station revealed the force had ordered in extra vegan portions (pictured) after activists moaned about a lack of meat-free options in April.

JANE FRYER: For Roald Dahl and his American actress wife, Patricia Neal, 1962 had started rather well. Then one day in November, his life imploded.

EXCLUSIVE: Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn will land in New York on Sunday and launch a media blitz with primetime interviews with America's three main TV networks - ABC, NBC and CBS.

Julian Assange, 48, will remain at HMP Belmarsh in south east London until he is sent back to America to face computer-hacking allegations.

Shoppers ran for cover and barricaded themselves into stores after a man reportedly shouted racist abuse at staff and swung a knife at random victims after a row broke near a Starbucks.

The actress, 43, said the 'shocking' incident took place in front of both the movie's director and casting director, but claimed they failed to intervene because the actor 'was a huge star'.

David Pomphret, 51, has been found guilty by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court of the murder of his wife Ann Marie, 49, who he bludgeoned to death with a crowbar last November 2.

El Shafee Elsheikh, 31 (pictured), along with his fellow Briton Alexanda Kotey, 35, attempted to absolve themselves of blame for the death of David Haines ahead of a terrorism trial in the US.

A man who was hit by a train yesterday at Green Park Underground station has been found to have been known to a woman who was found dead in her home in North London just minutes before he was hit.