the northern ireland secretary karen bradley is facing calls to resign after telling mps that deaths at the hands of soldiers and police during the troubles were not crimes. her comments were criticised by sinn fein and other parties. ms bradley later returned to the commons to clarify her position, saying evidence of wrongdoing should always be investigated. two conservative councillors have resigned from the party after being accused of sharing or liking islamaphobic posts on social media. len milner and chris smith are both members of east staffordshire council and had liked an image on facebook depicting a mock—beheading of the london mayor, the labour politician sadiq khan. mr milner said he had been cleared of wrongdoing by the council but had resigned from the party to avoid upset. illegal immigration along the southern border of the usa reached an 11—year high last month with more than 76,000 people arrested, despite an increasingly tough approach by the trump...