JEREMY CORBYN PUTS PUBLIC SERVICES AT HEART OF HIS PITCH TO VOTERS

Jeremy Corbyn has appealed to people who do not think of Labour as their natural political home to "think again" if they value public services. In a Sunday newspaper article, he said countless numbers had been let down in the last six years by the "devastation" of public services.

He also launched a fresh attack on Southern Railway, saying the poor level of service in recent months proved that the railway industry should be renationalised.

INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDERS TO BENEFIT FROM FRACKING 'SHALE WEALTH FUND'

Individual households will be given cash payments potentially running into thousands of pounds in recompense for fracking in their area, under new plans announced by Theresa May. A £1 billion shale wealth fund unveiled by former chancellor George Osborne in November will set aside up to 10% of the tax proceeds from fracking to benefit the communities hosting wells. But now the Prime Minister is amending the scheme so the money can go direct to residents rather than being given to councils or community trusts to spend, as Mr Osborne planned.

SWIMMER ADAM PEATY GOING FOR FIRST TEAM GB GOLD AFTER SMASHING WORLD RECORD

Hopes for Britain's first Rio gold rest on the broad shoulders of swimming sensation Adam Peaty as he charges into the 100m breaststroke final after smashing his own world record. The 21-year-old set the new mark in qualifying before backing it up with the second fastest time in history in his semi-final, cementing the newcomer's status as gold medal favourite.

Peaty, who is gaining a reputation for his seemingly unflappable nature, said he planned to prepare for his first Olympic final with a lie-in and staying relaxed.

LORD MANDELSON: CORBYN SABOTAGED REMAIN CAMPAIGN

Labour grandee Lord Mandelson has accused party leader Jeremy Corbyn of sabotaging the campaign to keep Britain in the EU. And the head of the official Remain campaign, former Labour election candidate Will Straw, said he felt "let down" by Mr Corbyn's "lukewarm" support in the referendum, complaining that it took six months for him even to secure a meeting with one of the leader's advisers.

Their comments came in a BBC2 programme on the EU referendum.

CHRISTOPHER BIGGINS SORRY FOR AIDS REMARKS WHICH SPARKED CBB REMOVAL

Christopher Biggins said he was "very sorry and very sad" as he was removed from the Celebrity Big Brother house for saying that Aids was "a bisexual disease".

The entertainer, 67, was called into the diary room after a conversation with Mob Wives star Renee Graziano about how Aids originated and was told that it was his third use of "unacceptable language".

His first reprimand came on Monday when he made comments alluding to the Holocaust to Katie Waissel while housemates rowed in the bathroom.

LIB DEMS TO RESIST NEW GRAMMAR SCHOOLS AS PM 'COULD BE PREPARING TO LIFT BAN'

Liberal Democrats have vowed to fight any attempt to open new grammar schools, amid growing speculation that Prime Minister Theresa May might be preparing to lift the ban on their creation.

The Sunday Telegraph reported that the PM could announce a new wave of selective schools as early as the October Conservative conference.

The paper quoted an unnamed Government source as saying that allowing new grammars would be about "social mobility and making sure that people have the opportunity to capitalise on all of their talents".

BODIES OF TWO BRITISH CLIMBERS RECOVERED FROM THE MATTERHORN

The bodies of two British climbers have been recovered from the Matterhorn in the Alps after they went missing in bad weather. The pair have been named locally as Peter Rumble and Dennis Robinson, both aged their 60s.

The two men sent out an alert on Friday when they got caught on the mountain as storms came in and temperatures plummeted.

SEARCH SUSPENDED FOR PILOT WHOSE LIGHT AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO SEA

The search for a pilot whose light aircraft crashed into the sea has been called off overnight. The plane, with one person on board, plummeted into the water just after 5pm on Saturday around half a mile off Rye Harbour in East Sussex. Coastguard helicopters and lifeboats combed the sea for survivors but had to call off the search when darkness fell.

FAMILY MAN IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER ROAD RAGE ATTACK

A father is fighting for his life after allegedly being punched during a suspected road rage attack. The assault took place on Gressel Lane in Kitt's Green, Birmingham, at 6.30pm on Friday.

West Midlands Police believe the incident occurred after the drivers of a van and a car got out of their vehicles following a minor collision.

CARTOONIST MICHAEL HEATH: 'FUNNY IS NOW DANGEROUS'

Cartoonist Michael Heath has said it is now dangerous to be funny, because people are quick to take offence. Heath, 80, has spent six decades as a cartoonist for publications including Punch, the Evening Standard, the Guardian, the Independent and Private Eye.

He is now cartoon editor at the Spectator. Appearing on Desert Island Discs, he told Kirsty Young: "The whole thing about, say, political cartoonists is that they should be so outrageous that everyone asks questions in the House about the drawing yesterday in the Guardian, or whatever.