Richard Hermer aims criticism at Nigel Farage and Robert Jenrick at Labour conference event

Rightwing populists threaten working-class people’s protections under the rule of law, the attorney general has said in his most political intervention yet.

In a criticism directed squarely at Nigel Farage and Robert Jenrick, Richard Hermer said populist politicians posed a threat to the everyday protectionsafforded to people who used the legal system and the courts to right significant wrongs.

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British singer thanks fans for support after incident at gig, during which she had told crowd of ‘tricky couple of days’

The British singer Lola Young has said she is “doing OK” after collapsing on stage during a festival performance in New York.

In footage posted on social media, the 24-year-old can be seen swaying before dropping her microphone and falling backward while singing at the All Things Go festival in the Forest Hills Stadium on Saturday.

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Emmy- and Grammy-nominated performer announces marriage online with photos from California ceremony

Emmy- and Grammy-nominated performer Selena Gomez has married music producer and songwriter Benny Blanco, announcing the news in an Instagram post showing the couple kissing and embracing on a lawn.

“My wife in real life,” Blanco responded to the post on Saturday by Gomez. Gomez wore a white halter bridal dress with floral flourishes, and Blanco wore a tuxedo and bow tie, both custom-made by Ralph Lauren.

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Weather system expected to become tropical storm as Hurricane Humberto weakens but still remains category 4

A weather system that is forecast to become Tropical Storm Imelda later on Sunday before approaching the coast of South Carolina as a hurricane in the coming days was causing disruption in the Bahamas and nearby islands.

Meanwhile, Hurricane Humberto weakened very slightly but remained a strong category 4 storm in the Atlantic, threatening Bermuda.

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