The human rights lawyer said she was"dismayed"by the government's own admission that its Brexit-related legislation would be breaking international law.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlines plan to become the world's first climate-neutral continent by mid-century.
Investors are racing to insure themselves against a plunge in sterling as fractious Brexit trade talks with the European Union threaten to collapse.
The EU says Johnson's bill would collapse trade talks and propel the United Kingdom towards a messy Brexit.
The move sets up a major new confrontation with the EU,which has demanded the UK commits to remaining signed up to the convention as the price of future"law enforcement co-operation"between the bloc and Britain.
The European Commission said it was now stepping up preparations for a messy end to Britain's departure from the EU.
The BBC and Sky are broadcasting live the refugees'crossing from France with mid-voyage interviews.
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed Brexit from Britain's front pages even though the UK's economic future will largely be determined within the next two months.
As part of a major set of changes,the British government government will closely examine the economic and health impacts of the lockdown,as it prepares to decide when and how some measures can be eased.
There is now a leadership vacuum in Britain at a time when some of the most important decisions in the nation’s history will need to be made.
The coronavirus has torpedoed the world economy,with travel both a vector for – and a victim of – an historic event that appears to have no end in sight.