President-elect Donald Trump named controversial Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz as his nominee for Attorney General in a move that is bound to outrage Democrats and even shock many Republicans in Washington. Gaetz is a MAGA firebrand who has taken aim at both GOP House members and Democrats alike as he has remained a close ally of Trump. While Trump appears to be valuing staunch loyalty as a prerequisite for his choices to key posts over standard qualifications, the choice of Gaetz as the top law enforcement official in the land left many scratching their heads – if not scraping their jaws off the floor.

The family of a mother-of-four who was killed in a horror blaze at a £1.2million home have spoken for the first time. Kate Mulcahy, 37, was found dead after a raging inferno broke out at Ramsden Farm, a cluster of upmarket homes in Middleton, Greater Manchester, in the early hours of Sunday. It’s understood that the devoted mother had two twin boys – born last year – and two girls, who managed to escape the burning mansion.