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CORBYN FACES LABOUR REBELLION ON ECONOMIC POLICY

Jeremy Corbyn is facing the biggest test of his authority so far as Labour leader following a dramatic U-turn on the Government's economic policy.

Furious Labour moderates have refused to say whether they will obey the party whips in a crunch Commons vote on the Government's updated Charter of Budget Responsibility.

Following a stormy meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP), MPs angrily complained that their economic policy was in disarray and the party and had "no credible leadership".

GEORGIA WILLIAMS SERIOUS CASE REVIEW FINDINGS EMBARRASSMENT TO POLICE - PARENTS

The parents of murdered teenager Georgia Williams have described the findings of a serious case review into her death as "an embarrassment" to the police.

Steve and Lynnette Williams said the report showed their 17-year-old daughter's death could have been prevented and that her killer, Jamie Reynolds, was "a murderer in the making".

Mr and Mrs Williams also called on West Mercia Police to publish a further report prepared by Devon and Cornwall Police which they said highlighted mistakes "10 times worse" than those identified by the serious case review.

MISSING FAMILY OF SEVEN FROM BRADFORD 'TRAVELLING TO TURKEY'

Police are appealing for information to trace a missing family of seven who they believe have travelled to Turkey.

Imran Ameen, 39, his wife, Farzana Ameen, 40, and their five children aged between five and 15 were last seen on October 5.

The family, from Bradford, were reported missing to police on Tuesday.

75,000 SIGN PETITION FOR RELEASE OF BRITON FACING 350 LASHES IN SAUDI ARABIA

More than 75,000 people have signed a petition urging the release of a British grandfather who reportedly faces 350 lashes after breaking the law in Saudi Arabia when he was caught with home-made wine.

Karl Andree, who has battled cancer and suffers from asthma, was arrested in Jeddah in August last year for breaching the country's strict anti-alcohol laws.

The grandfather-of-seven has lived in the Middle East for the last 25 years, having worked in the oil industry.

BORIS JOHNSON PASSES SPORTING BATON FROM LONDON TO TOKYO

Boris Johnson has "passed the ball over" to Tokyo as the city prepares to emulate London's success as a major sporting host.

In a formal ceremony, London's mayor signed a deal with his counterpart in the Japanese capital to work together ahead of Japan's stint as a host nation for the 2020 Olympics and the Rugby World Cup a year earlier.

Mr Johnson, who is in Japan on a three-day trade mission, wants London to benefit from the £10 billion of contracts the nation's year in the sporting spotlight will create and insisted there were "huge opportunities" for British businesses in the organisation of the games.

HOME OFFICE BLASTS SERCO AFTER 'LIMO HIRED FOR MOVING ASYLUM SEEKERS'

A stretch limo was hired by a Home Office contractor to ferry a party of asylum seekers from London to Manchester, it has been reported.

The group of seven Africans was taken in a 16-seat Hummer from the hotel where they were staying while their claims were processed to their new homes, according to the Daily Mail.

The Home Office blamed contractor Serco for hiring the "totally inappropriate" vehicle.

SALFORD MOTHER-AND-SON SHOOTING LINKED TO PAUL MASSEY KILLING

A manhunt was continuing today after the shooting of a mother and her seven-year-old son was linked to the murder of a gangland "Mr Big".

The victims, named locally as Jayne Hickey, 29, and her son Christian, had gone to the door to be confronted by two men looking for someone else.

After a "short" exchange on the doorstep one suspect has then used a gun to fire three shots "at close range" hitting the mother twice in the leg and the boy once.

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES CLASH OVER GUNS, ECONOMY AND FOREIGN POLICY

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have clashed over US involvement in the Middle East and gun control in the first Democratic presidential debate.

The pair outlined competing visions for a party seeking to keep the White House for a third straight term, but in a moment of political unity - and levity - Mr Sanders leapt to Ms Clinton's defence on the issue of her controversial email practices.

"The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails," Mr Sanders said as the crowd in Las Vegas roared with applause. A smiling Ms Clinton reached over to shake his hand and said: "Thank you, Bernie."

JAMAICAN WRITER MARLON JAMES' BOOKER PRIZE TRIUMPH 'KIND OF SURREAL'

An author whose first novel was rejected 70 times has said it was "kind of surreal" to be the first Jamaican to win the coveted Man Booker Prize for fiction.

Marlon James, 44, collected the award for A Brief History Of Seven Killings from the Duchess of Cornwall at a glittering ceremony at central London's Guildhall.

It comes with a £50,000 cheque and a warmer reception than he received for his first novel, John Crow's Devil.

FORMER NBA STAR LAMAR ODOM FOUND UNCONSCIOUS AT NEVADA BROTHEL

Former NBA and reality TV star Lamar Odom has been taken to hospital after he was found unconscious at a US brothel, authorities said.

The 35-year-old former Los Angeles Lakers star and member-by-marriage of the Kardashian family is in a Las Vegas hospital and there was no immediate word on his condition, officials said.

Nye County Sheriff's Department was called to the Love Ranch in Crystal, Nevada, about 70 miles from Las Vegas, to a report of an unresponsive man needing an ambulance, police said.