Hungary proposes 110-mile long barrier along entire Serbian border to keep migrants out

Hungary is proposing a 110-mile long barrier along its border with Serbia to keep out desperate migrants fleeing conflict and persecution.
Peter Szijjarto, the Hungarian foreign minister, claimed the 13ft tall fence would not contravene international law and was necessary to “defend” his country.
“The Hungarian government is committed to defending Hungary and defending the Hungarian people from the immigration pressure,” he said on Wednesday.


“Hungary cannot allow itself to wait any longer. Naturally, we hope there will be a joint European solution.”

Move out of Parliament or repairs will cost taxpayers £7bn and take up to 40 years, MPs are told

Repairing the crumbling Houses of Parliament could take as long as 40 years and cost taxpayers £7 billion if MPs refuse to temporarily decamp elsewhere, a report has concluded.

An independent appraisal by industry experts set out the options for refurbishing the 150-year-old Grade I listed building, with the cheapest option - costing £3.5 billion - requiring MPs and peers to decamp to an alternative location for six years while repairs are carried out.

United States set to store heavy weaponry in Eastern Europe as deterrent to Russia

The United States is set to put heavy weaponry in Eastern Europe in an attempt to deter Russian aggression, American and allied officials say.
The Pentagon's plans include storing battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and other heavy weapons for as many as 5,000 American troops in several Baltic and Eastern European countries.

Russia calls investigation into whether US moon landings happened

The increasingly tense relationship between the United States and Russia might be about to face a new challenge: a Russian investigation into American moon landings.
In an op-ed published by Russian newspaper Izvestia, Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for the government's official Investigative Committee, argued that such an investigation could reveal new insights into the historical space journeys.
According to a translation by the Moscow Times, Markin would support an inquiry into the disappearance of original footage from the first moon landing in 1969 and the whereabouts of lunar rock, which was brought back to Earth during several missions.


Police searching for woman with 'pink nails and heavy make-up' after attack on London Tube

Police are trying to trace a woman with “long pink nails and heavy make-up” after a passenger was attacked on the London Underground.
Northern Line trains had to be temporarily stopped on Wednesday morning during the incident in rush hour.