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Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe will be remembered for his “global leadership through unchartered times” following his “incredibly sad” death, Boris Johnson has said. Mr Abe, 67, was shot from behind during a campaign speech in western Japan on Friday and later died in hospital. The shooting prompted shock and sadness among British politicians as the news emerged on Friday morning. Mr Johnson tweeted: “Incredibly sad news about Shinzo […]

Boris Johnson is quitting as Tory leader after ministers and MPs made clear his position was untenable. He will remain as Prime Minister until a successor is in place, expected to be by the time of the Conservative Party conference in October. A No 10 source said Mr Johnson spoke to Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the Conservative 1922 Committee, to inform him of his decision. “The Prime Minister has […]

Boris Johnson’s resignation after haemorrhaging support among his ministers and MPs will fire the starting gun for a contest to replace him. He will remain as Prime Minister until a successor is in place, expected to be by the time of the Conservative Party conference in October. Here are some of the potential frontrunners to be the new Tory leader, in alphabetical order: – Steve Baker Prominent Brexiteer and former […]

Following Boris Johnson’s resignation, the Conservative Party will once again begin the search for a new leader. Here is how the complex process is expected to play out. – Who is in charge of the leadership contest? The 1922 Committee, a powerful backbench committee chaired by Sir Graham Brady, has the ultimate responsibility for setting the rules in any Conservative Party leadership contest. Leadership elections only happen if a Conservative […]

Dozens of arrests have been made in the biggest international police operation of its kind to catch a people smuggling gang suspected of being behind thousands of Channel crossings. A slew of raids took place in the UK, Germany, France and the Netherlands on Tuesday as part of a joint operation co-ordinated by Europol with Eurojust, the European Union’s criminal justice co-operation agency. Operation Punjum, led by the National Crime […]

Fulham have had an offer accepted by Manchester United for midfielder Andreas Pereira, Radio News Hub understands. The 26-year-old progressed through the Old Trafford youth system after joining from PSV Eindhoven in 2011. Pereira has made 75 first-team appearances for United, who have loaned him out to Granada, Valencia, Lazio and Flamengo down the years. The Brazil international recently returned from a spell at the latter and could now be […]

Cameron Norrie’s father said watching his son’s final game in the Wimbledon quarter-final was “torture”. His son has kept hopes alive of a third home win in the Wimbledon men’s singles in a decade with a dramatic five-set victory over Belgium’s David Goffin in the quarter-finals on Tuesday. The ninth seed twice recovered from going a set down to claim a 3-6 7-5 2-6 6-3 7-5 victory on a raucous […]

They chased 378 to win the fifth and final Test and level the series at 2-2 England continued their record-breaking spree on Tuesday by chasing a mammoth 378 to beat India in front of a packed Edgbaston crowd. The successful chase was the largest in England’s history, stretching back more than 1,000 Test matches, and the eighth-largest recorded by any side. Under new captain Ben Stokes, England had already become […]

The former Tottenham and Southampton manager departs after only 18 months in the post Mauricio Pochettino has left Paris St Germain as the Ligue 1 club prepares to announce former Nice boss Christophe Galtier as his replacement. Pochettino had a year remaining on his current contract but speculation over his future had intensified following his failure to get the club beyond the last 16 of the Champions League, having made […]