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    Jean-Marc Ayrault says new foreign secretary told a lot of lies to the British people. Britain’s new foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, is a liar with his back against the wall, his French counterpart has said. Jean-Marc Ayrault, who met Johnson when the two men were both mayors, was asked on French radio if he was surprised by Johnson’s appointment. “I don’t know if it surprised me,” he said. “It’s a sign of the British political crisis that has come out of the referendum vote.” He said France needed a partner it could negotiate with who was “clear, credible and who could be trusted”. The Europe 1 radio interviewer told Mr Ayrault: “I’ve got the impression you’re scared of being faced with the fanciful Boris Johnson,” to which the French foreign minister replied: “No, I...

    Rescuers are still searching the wreckage of two passenger trains that ploughed into each other at high speed in southern Italy - killing at least 27 people and injuring dozens. Three carriages were torn apart by the violence of the impact after the two trains hit each other while travelling down the same stretch of track linking the small towns of Corato and Andria in the southeastern Puglia region. Rescuers warned the death toll could climb higher as some of the 50 injured are still fighting for life and the wreckage is still being searched. There was no immediate indication of what had caused one of Italy's worst train disasters in recent years, but the government promised a full and swift investigation. Investigators managed to find the black box of one train and a fra...