The Norwich South MP quit ahead of this afternoon’s deadline to reach 22 nominations, saying he was ‘standing aside in the spirit of pluralism, diversity and generosity’. Via: Clive Lewis QUITS Labour leadership race after just FIVE party MPs – including HIMSELF – back him
Follow all the latest updates Via: Storm Brendan news – live: Almost 50,000 customers without power as 80mph winds pummel UK and Ireland
Summit brings together two sides in civil war and confirms Russia’s increasing influenceVladimir Putin has pulled off a significant diplomatic coup by arranging a mini-summit in Moscow between the two sides in Libya’s long-running civil war.It is not clear whether Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the leader of the Libyan National Read more
Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happenLabour leadership hopefuls make final pitches for supportLabour leadership election: the latest oddsJohnson hails ‘incredible time’ as he visits Northern Ireland 1.51pm GMT Clive Lewis has withdrawn from the Labour leadership contest. He says he has done this so that MPs Read more
• Striker scored 12th Premier League treble against Aston Villa• ‘I’m very happy to be breaking records. I’m very proud’Sergio Agüero is greedy for more goals after scoring a record-breaking 12th Premier League hat-trick that made him the most prolific overseas marksman in the competition’s history.The Argentinian’s three goals in Read more
EU will be seeking post-Brexit concessions on fishery access, says trade commissionerThe EU’s trade commissioner has suggested there could be a last minute trade-off with Brussels offering the City of London access to European markets in return for European fleets retaining their fishing rights in British waters.The UK’s financial services Read more
The clean-cut candidate for Labour-leader may suit the part of the Bridget Jones character, but is it a truth universally acknowledged?It is a rumour that has been circulating for some time: Mark Darcy, of Bridget Jones fame, immortalised by Colin Firth, had a real-life prototype. Clean-cut and handsome, the image Read more
Follow all the latest developments Via: Boris Johnson news – live: Tory plan for £120m 'Festival of Brexit' ridiculed as waste of money, as Labour candidates scramble for support ahead of deadline
Current discharge requirements in removal centres ‘clearly unsafe’ and can place detainees at serious risk of relapse or deterioration following release, say medical professionals Via: Seriously ill people released from immigration detention without crucial medication, senior doctors warn
Victim was attacked while at home with his wife and two children Via: Man admits trying to stab police officer to death in Essex home