The increasingly rightward-tilting conservative conference boasts a disjointed mix of suited lawmakers and Trump fans in fancy dress amid a circus vibe familiar to events featuring the former president. John Bowden reports from National Harbor, Maryland

Exclusive: In the two decades since their peace activist daughter died, Cindy and Craig Corrie have been unable to hold anyone accountable. But they have not given up their hopes for peace, they tell Andrew Buncombe

Weeks before 28-year-old socialite and Instagram star Abby Choi was reported missing, authorities say a ‘meticulous’ plot was already in motion to make her disappear. Io Dodds reports