With polls indicating Boris Johnson could win the Tory leadership battle by a landslide, the irony is that his hold on power may be extremely fragile, says Andrew Hammond.

It came after a day of back-to-back leadership launches.

Chris Patten said he had reluctantly come to the conclusion that a new referendum was the only way to end the Brexit "shambles".

Donald Trump has been criticised by a British Cabinet minister and a junior colleague for not singling out white supremacist groups for criticism following deadly unrest in Virginia.

Drugs previously known as "legal highs" have been linked to the deaths of at least 79 UK prisoners, a watchdog has revealed.