Brexit backer Arron Banks to face MPs over Russian Federation claims
Wigmore told the committee he first met with the Russians in his role as a diplomat for the South American country of Belize. In a tense exchange, Mr Banks tells the committee it has already run late and he has to leave to go for lunch.

Thousands of women break skinny dipping record
Thousands of women have set a new Guinness World Record for the world's largest skinny dip at a beach in Co Wicklow. The events have raised more than €153,000 (£134,000), not including what will be raised this year.

Oil mixed as OPEC cites uncertain market outlook for 2018
The kingdom did this during wars in the Gulf and Iraq, but the surge in output was only sustained for a few months. This suggests USA crude output, already at a record 10.8 million bpd, will climb further.

Trump Says That Without Otto Warmbier, North Korea Summit Wouldn't Have Happened
A law is "unduly vague" (and unconstitutional) when people "of common intelligence must necessarily guess at its meaning". We're not special, but we're Americans and we know what freedom's like, and we have to stand up for this.

Canada opposes reinstatement of Russian Federation in G7
Macron said it was possible to make progress on the trade issues that have split the USA and its allies after meeting with Trump. The official described Merkel's suggestion as a "shared assessment and dialogue" mechanism, but gave no further details.

Tesla to layoff 9 percent of workforce
The firm has a sector weight rating and a $300 "fair value" price target on Tesla shares, which were up about 4% in pre-market trade Tuesday.

Warriors playing the opposite of hardball with Kevin Durant
If you have to have the best ISO player on Earth, then you've got to live with some ISO's when maybe you don't want them. For sure this was the toughest of the four (years)". "Certain challenges, some were apparent, some not", Myers said.

Gal Gadot Teaming with Dwayne Johnson for Actioner ‘Red Notice’
She recently aligned with Sue Kroll for " My Dearest Fidel ", a fact-based tale that is a potential star vehicle for her. She is now shooting Wonder Woman 2, reuniting with director Patty Jenkins.

Paris police in ‘hostage taking’ standoff with armed man
At least two people have reportedly been taken hostage in Paris , CNN affiliate BFMTV reported. Law enforcement officials cordoned off the area.

Calum MacLeod: Derbyshire sign Scotland batsman for T20 Blast
The recently ended World Cup Qualifiers 2018 saw West Indies and Afghanistan make it to the main draw of the World Cup 2019. Pakistan will be playing two T20 Internationals against Scotland who are on a high from their ODI win against England .

Crawford scores TKO over Horn, wins WBO welterweight title
Jeff Horn was delayed while receiving stitches in his dressing room and did not join the main portion of the press conference. It's up to him how busy he wants to be". "It's the future, get used to it", promoter Bob Arum said.

Lyft and Uber both want in on e-scooter craze
Of these 12 companies, only six are known to make or operate electric scooters - Bird, Lime , Spin, Uscooter, Skip and Razor . However, there are other companies that have announced interest to provide scooter-sharing service in San Francisco.

Look Out! Kitchen Towels Can Cause Food Poisoning
They found staphylococcus was more likely to be found on towels from families with children and of lower socio-economic status. Although staph can indeed cause foodborne illness when it's found in food, the bacterium is also very common on skin.

Kim summit predicated on death of American Otto Warmbier, president says
He called Warmbier's death "brutal", but noted that "a lot of people started to focus on what was going on including North Korea". District Court in Washington, D.C., seeks compensation for the death of their 22-year-old son in June 2017.

Uber launches Uber Lite, a 5MB app for India
Uber Lite , as the name suggests is small in size and is optimised for phones with low connectivity and older Android OS. Uber Lite also gives users the option to share their ride status with other contacts, or access the emergency contacts.