• A Government minister has warned the pensions triple lock is unsustainable and could be watered down with retirees told they might not get the expected 8.5% rise next year.

• Former defence secretary Ben Wallace has said human rights laws are hindering efforts to tackle terrorism by preventing UK forces from capturing suspects and taking them abroad. 

• North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is in Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin on a possible arms deal to supply his war effort in Ukraine.

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