Keir Johnston, 38, admits to strangling Grace Johnston outside home on Isle of Colonsay, ScotlandA man who went viral after a dress bought for his wedding “broke the internet” has pleaded guilty to endangering his wife’s life after admitting to strangling her. Keir Johnston, 38, pleaded guilty to the attack at the high court in Glasgow on Thursday...

Short recession is over, as UK economy grows faster than forecast in January-March quarter, by 0.6%, fastest quarterly growth in over two yearsFull story: UK has moved out of recession, official figures show Labour’s shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has posted that it’s ‘time for change’.Following this morning’s GDP report, Reeves says:From no growth...

Jeremy Hunt hails UK economy exiting recession as Labour leader set to unveil immigration policies in DoverShadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has said that despite the small rise in GDP that the government is championing, working people are still “worse off than they were 14 years ago”, and the country “just can’t carry on with that”.She told viewers...

Little indication of a change of Kremlin personnel but Ukrainian president moves against personal protection head after assassination plotRussian attacks across Ukraine have killed two people and injured 13 over the past day, regional authorities have said.Civilian casualties in Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Donetsk oblasts were reported.Ukraine...

Federal opposition has called for Australia to actively vote against admitting Palestine as a full UN member. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPenny Wong is speaking on RN Breakfast now. Right off the bat she was asked by Patricia Karvelas if the Australian government will support admitting...

Short recession is over, as UK economy grows faster than forecast in January-March quarter, by 0.6%Full story: UK has moved out of recession, official figures show Labour’s shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has posted that it’s ‘time for change’.Following this morning’s GDP report, Reeves says:From no growth to low growth - is that really the scale...