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    An executive order by President Donald Trump has provoked waves of protest at US airports where those travelling from seven majority Muslim countries have been detained or turned back. Signed on Friday, the order has halted the US refugee programme and banned anyone from the countries - Iraq, Iran, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan, Syria and Libya from travelling to the country, even if they have already been approved for a visa, have an existing visa or a green card. But it also applies to dual citizens holding a passport for one of the seven and another country, such as Britain. However, with much of the effects of the order still unclear, there is also suggestion that even those with full UK citizenship but born in one of these countries will not be able to travel. Tory MP and fou...

    Donald Trump's state visit to the UK is expected to be debated in Parliament after senior Conservatives joined hundreds of thousands calling for it to be cancelled. More than 800,000 people had by Sunday night signed a petition calling for the visit, which is due to take place in the Summer, to be abandoned because of the risk it will embarrass the Queen. Senior Conservatives joined Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, in calling for the visit to be suspended while Mr Trump's controversial immigration ban is in place. The internet petition quickly smashed the 100,000 signatures needed to be considered for a debate in Parliament, with at one point more than a thousand people signing each minute. However Downing Street sources confirmed that Mrs May will not be withdrawing her ...

    A woman walks through the rain in London Britain is facing washout weather this week with warnings of a sharp drop in temperatures later next month. After last week's freeze, the Met Office is forecasting wet and windy weather for the next two weeks, with temperatures a few degrees above average for the time of year. But forecasters warned that the recent cold conditions could return in the second half of February, when a prolonged chill is expected. A Met Office forecaster said: In the coming days, we are all likely to see some rain but there is the potential for the weather to get quite a bit milder, a few degrees above what might be expected for this time of year. It will be unsettled though, windy at time with gales possible in some areas, he said. The Met Office said ...

    Nicola Sturgeon has warned time is running out for the Prime Minister to heed the voice of Scotland ahead of key Brexit talks. Scotland's First Minister urged Theresa May to take proposals from the devolved administrations seriously when she chairs a crucial meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee (JMC) in Cardiff on Monday. On the agenda will be a Scottish Government paper setting out options to keep Scotland in the European single market even if the UK leaves, reflecting the majority Remain vote north of the border. Proposals to remain in the single market have also been put forward by Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones and Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood. A UK Government spokesman insisted that the proposals from the devolved administrations were being studied carefull...

    Diana, Princess of Wales is to be commemorated with a statue commissioned by her sons to mark the 20th anniversary of her death. The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry said, with the passing of the years, the time was now appropriate to recognise her positive impact both at home and abroad with the monument. It will be erected in a place she knew well, the public gardens of Diana's former home Kensington Palace. The royal brothers said: "It has been 20 years since our mother's death and the time is right to recognise her positive impact in the UK and around the world with a permanent statue. Our mother touched so many lives. We hope the statue will help all those who visit Kensington Palace to reflect on her life and her legacy. William was 15 years old and Harry just 12 w...