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Top story: Call evil by its name

Good morning, Graham Russell here with the news to start your week.

A man who is accused of murder after driving into a crowd of anti-racism protesters in Charlottesville faces court on Monday as Donald Trump continues to draw criticism from all sides for failing to condemn white supremacists when a rally turned fatal.

Tensions ran high throughout the weekend after the death of rights activist Heather Heyer on Saturday, with the organiser of the extremist rally chased away as he tried to give a speech on Sunday.

But it was Trump who again became the focal point of anger. He denounced hatred and violence on many sides but stopped short of calling out white supremacists, whose attempt to hold the protest resulted in a state of emergency in Virginia.

Leading Republicans, a slew of Democrats and even Anthony Scaramucci lined up to urge Trump to be more specific. Republican senator Cory Gardner tweeted: Mr President, we must call evil by its name. These were white supremacists and this was domestic terrorism. The Guardian view: Trumps moral failure shames America.

Murder suspect James Fields who was earlier spotted at a neo-Nazi rally is accused of multiple charges relating to the car attack in which 19 others were injured.

Hammond being played? The chancellor has been accused of abandoning his previous position on a soft Brexit after putting on a display of unity with Liam Fox over departure from the EU customs framework. Richard Corbett, the deputy leader of Labour MEPs, said Philip Hammond had caved in, former Brexit minister David Jones said he had rowed back and Vince Cable said he had teamed up with one of the more extreme and ideological supporters of a hard Brexit.

Amid the political chaos, Britains retirees are wasting no time in heading for Spain, France and Portugal. Experts say it is extremely unlikely European countries would let older Britons make such a move so easily in future.

Falling through the cracks More than 100,000 children in England feared to be at risk of abuse or neglect receive help only when they are at crisis point, a new report has warned. The children were highlighted as needing help but did not meet the criteria for statutory support, said Action for Children. Responding to the report, Richard Watts from the Local Government Association said in many areas services were being pushed to breaking point.

Scaramucci speaks Trumps former communications director has used his first TV interview since his sacking to warn the president of subversive elements within the White House. In a move that will surely feed the presidents apparent love of conspiracy theories, Anthony Scaramucci said an enemy within was scuppering his agenda and urged him to bring in more loyalists. He also likened himself to Harvey Keitels character in Pulp Fiction.

Different medium, same abuse Almost half of girls are harassed or abused online, a survey has found, with the nature of the abuse echoing what they face in the real world. Childrens charity Plan International said its survey of 11- to 18-year-olds revealed girls were being told what to wear, how to look, to shut up about their opinions. The poll also showed that 40% of boys have received harassment online.

Vile high club Arrests for drunkenness on flights or at UK airports increased by 50% in the past year, with routes to Spain singled out as particularly troublesome. Cabin crew told the BBCs Panorama programme of the resulting sexual harassment, with passengers seeing them as barmaids in the sky.

Im going to be here for 24 hours and I wont be sleeping, says Glen Nagle enthusiastically. He is one of the space experts Nasa is relying on in Australia to capture what Nagle calls the last breath of data from spacecraft Cassini as it hurtles into Saturns atmosphere next month. The end of its 20-year voyage means all eyes will be on Tidbinbilla, a serene station outside Canberra enveloped by national parks and sheep where the hum of moving antennas and the occasional paging announcement are the only sounds.

Top-flight football is back and Manchester Uniteds performance in their 4-0 win over West Ham, in which Jos Mourinho paired Romelu Lukaku with Marcus Rashford, gave renewed hope to the club. Rafael Bentez has revealed that Jonjo Shelvey apologised after collecting an inevitable red card in Newcastles defeat to Tottenham in Sundays other Premier League game. Meanwhile, Diego Costa has accused Chelsea of treating him like a criminal and revealed he will not return to the club. In France, the worlds most expensive player, Neymar, scored on his Paris Saint-Germain debut while in Spain Cristiano Ronaldo scored a sensational goal and was then sent off for a combination of his provocative celebration and for diving as Real Madrid beat Barcelona.

Two more medals on Sunday a silver in the womens 4x400m and a bronze in the mens 4x400m meant Britain completed a sweep of relay honours and took their final tally in the world athletics championships to six, as Mo Farah accused sections of the media of trying to destroy his achievements on the track. And Englands defence of their Womens Rugby World Cup title continues to simmer in Dublin after try doubles from Emily Scarratt, Danielle Waterman and Lydia Thompson lit up a comfortable 56-13 victory over Italy.

The Japanese economy has recorded its longest period of expansion for more than a decade after figures revealed a sixth straight quarter of positive growth on Monday. It is the best run since 2006 and is good news for Shinzo Abes attempts to kickstart an economy dogged for years by deflation. It didnt do much for the Nikkei average in Tokyo, however, which was off 0.8% in contrast to positive showings in other markets in Asia. The FTSE100 is set to rise 0.3% this morning, according to futures trading.

The pound is flat at $1.30 and 1.10.

We have the usual variety of news angles to start the week. The Sun reports on Hunts 44k flush fund and claims the health secretary demanded a new toilet and shower in his office so he could freshen up after cycling to work.

The Guardian leads on the events in Charlottesville and Donald Trumps muted reaction to it.

The Telegraph has the Tory backbencher and definitely not future leader Jacob Rees-Mogg calling for stamp duty cuts.

The Mirror goes with TV celebrity Ant McPartlins hopes of saving his marriage after apparently being treated for addiction to painkillers.

The Times meanwhile claims Theresa May is under fire from Whitehall officials for trying to rush through Brexit decisions during a chaotic summer.

The Mails headline is War on heart deaths and says GPs are to offer check-ups for people at risk.

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