Brexit - as it happened: David Davis hails 'significant step' as UK and EU strike draft transition deal

The European Union has demanded that the Russian government hand over for scrutiny all information about the nerve agent that allegedly poisoned a former spy on British soil.

At a meeting in Brussels on Monday, the EU’s 28 foreign ministers condemned the “reckless and illegal” poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal and said information about the Novichok nerve agent should be handed over to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons investigation.

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A British woman has been killed while fighting with an all-female Kurdish militia in Syria, her father said. Anna Campbell, 26, from Lewes in East Sussex, appears to have been killed by a Turkish air strike on 15 March while with the Women's Protection Units, or YPJ.

She is the first British woman to have been killed in Syria with the YPJ or the broader Kurdish YPG militia. Seven men have died in the country while fighting alongside the groups.

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Boris Johnson is keen we don't jump to conclusions about Russia – but only where Tory money is concerned, writes Matthew Norman.

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The Conservative Party spent £7m more than any other party during the snap general election - where Theresa May surrendered her parliamentary majority.

The latest data from the Electoral Commission shows all the main parties are under investigation for submitting potentially inaccurate spending returns that are either missing invoices or late payments.

Best for Britain, the pro-EU campaign group, and the National Union of Teachers are also criticism for potentially inaccurate returns.

The Electoral Commission has announced it is investigating Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats in relation to the parties' spending during the 2017 general election campaign.

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Theresa May has declined to congratulate Vladimir Putin on his uncannily large election win, writes Independent Political Editor Joe Watts.

The Prime Minister's official spokesman told a Westminster briefing that the PM would reserve judgement until international inspectors had delivered their assessment of the result’s validity.

Officials from the dynamic sounding “Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights” are still compiling their final conclusions.

Her spokesman said the Prime Minister is aware of reports of alleged misconduct during the Russian presidential election, but will await further information before commenting.

Also from today's lobby briefing, the PM's spokesman said Britain is very concerned over allegations that the data firm Cambridge Analytica exploited Facebook data to use millions of people's profiles without authorisation.

"The allegations are clearly very concerning. It is essential that people can have confidence that their personal data will be protected and used in an appropriate way," the spokesman said.

"So it is absolutely right that the Information Commissioner is investigating this matter. We expect Facebook, Cambridge Analytica and all the organisations involved to cooperate fully."