FAIRFAX, Va.—Actor Johnny Depp scoffed at the notion during court testimony Wednesday that his constant quarrels with ex-wife Amber Heard would ever prompt him to hit her. “Violence isn’t necessary,” he said from the stand during his libel lawsuit against Heard. “Why would you hit someone to make them agree with you? Heard has accused…

LONDON—Britain’s government doubled down on its defence against accusations of cronyism on Sunday, arguing that former leader David Cameron’ failure to get support for finance firm Greensill Capital showed its lobbying rules were “pretty good”. Questions over whether former ministers and civil servants are granted easy access to the Conservative government have been raised by…