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| News Daily: Tory contest closes and Cobra meets over Iran tanker crisis | News Daily: Tory contest closes and Cobra meets over Iran tanker crisis |
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| Tory leadership contest closes | Tory leadership contest closes |
| The waiting is almost over. Voting in the contest to become the next Conservative leader - and prime minister - ends at 17:00 BST today. Theresa May's replacement will be announced on Tuesday and will take office after Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday. | The waiting is almost over. Voting in the contest to become the next Conservative leader - and prime minister - ends at 17:00 BST today. Theresa May's replacement will be announced on Tuesday and will take office after Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday. |
| Arguments over Brexit are continuing, with Chancellor Philip Hammond telling the BBC on Sunday that he would resign if frontrunner Boris Johnson wins - in protest against Mr Johnson's pledge to take the UK out of the EU by 31 October "do or die, come what may". | Arguments over Brexit are continuing, with Chancellor Philip Hammond telling the BBC on Sunday that he would resign if frontrunner Boris Johnson wins - in protest against Mr Johnson's pledge to take the UK out of the EU by 31 October "do or die, come what may". |
| His rival Jeremy Hunt has ruled out the option of proroguing - suspending - Parliament to get a no-deal Brexit through, if necessary. Mr Johnson has not. Here we look at the two contenders' lives and policies. | His rival Jeremy Hunt has ruled out the option of proroguing - suspending - Parliament to get a no-deal Brexit through, if necessary. Mr Johnson has not. Here we look at the two contenders' lives and policies. |
| Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats announce their new leader today, with Jo Swinson and Sir Ed Davey in the running. Read about it here. | Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats announce their new leader today, with Jo Swinson and Sir Ed Davey in the running. Read about it here. |
| Iran ship seizure: May holds emergency meeting | Iran ship seizure: May holds emergency meeting |
| With her time left in office ticking away, Prime Minister Theresa May will chair a meeting of the emergency committee Cobra later to discuss the seizure by Iran of a British-registered tanker - the Stena Impero - in the Gulf. It is reported that the UK could freeze Iran's assets. | With her time left in office ticking away, Prime Minister Theresa May will chair a meeting of the emergency committee Cobra later to discuss the seizure by Iran of a British-registered tanker - the Stena Impero - in the Gulf. It is reported that the UK could freeze Iran's assets. |
| The BBC looks at the diplomatic challenge the next PM faces in dealing with Iran. | The BBC looks at the diplomatic challenge the next PM faces in dealing with Iran. |
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| Hong Kong protests: Armed mob storms train station | Hong Kong protests: Armed mob storms train station |
| Forty-five people were injured in Hong Kong as dozens of masked men attacked passengers at a train station in the district of Yuen Long. It's not known who the men, wearing white T-shirts, were, but they stormed the station as people were making their way home from a pro-democracy protest. | Forty-five people were injured in Hong Kong as dozens of masked men attacked passengers at a train station in the district of Yuen Long. It's not known who the men, wearing white T-shirts, were, but they stormed the station as people were making their way home from a pro-democracy protest. |
| Footage shows them beating up people on platforms and in train carriages. Hong Kong's government has condemned their actions. We explain why the protests are happening. | Footage shows them beating up people on platforms and in train carriages. Hong Kong's government has condemned their actions. We explain why the protests are happening. |
| Who would win if a general election were held now? | |
| By Sir John Curtice, Professor of politics at Strathclyde University | By Sir John Curtice, Professor of politics at Strathclyde University |
| With the UK about to get a new prime minister, the prospect of an early election is not far-fetched. So, how would the parties fare if one was held? | With the UK about to get a new prime minister, the prospect of an early election is not far-fetched. So, how would the parties fare if one was held? |
| The face of party politics in the UK has undergone a dramatic change. The deadlock over Brexit has been followed by a dramatic decline in support for both the Conservatives and Labour. | The face of party politics in the UK has undergone a dramatic change. The deadlock over Brexit has been followed by a dramatic decline in support for both the Conservatives and Labour. |
| As a result, the two parties' traditional dominance of the electoral landscape is facing an unprecedented challenge. | As a result, the two parties' traditional dominance of the electoral landscape is facing an unprecedented challenge. |
| Read the full article | Read the full article |
| What the papers say | What the papers say |
| The Daily Telegraph leads with Boris Johnson calling for the UK to regain its "sense of mission", ahead of the result of the Tory leadership contest. But the Daily Mirror warns of "chaos" if he wins, with many Conservatives who dislike his Brexit stance ready to "jump ship". Meanwhile, the i says the government's handling of the Iran tanker crisis raises questions. And the Daily Star reports that a "psycho seagull" stole a chihuahua from a garden. | The Daily Telegraph leads with Boris Johnson calling for the UK to regain its "sense of mission", ahead of the result of the Tory leadership contest. But the Daily Mirror warns of "chaos" if he wins, with many Conservatives who dislike his Brexit stance ready to "jump ship". Meanwhile, the i says the government's handling of the Iran tanker crisis raises questions. And the Daily Star reports that a "psycho seagull" stole a chihuahua from a garden. |
| Daily digest | Daily digest |
| Breast implants Women "must be warned" about condition linked to chronic pain and extreme fatigue | Breast implants Women "must be warned" about condition linked to chronic pain and extreme fatigue |
| Bailiffs Body-worn cameras to become compulsory, government says | Bailiffs Body-worn cameras to become compulsory, government says |
| Tumble dryers Whirlpool executive apologises over sale of dangerous machines | Tumble dryers Whirlpool executive apologises over sale of dangerous machines |
| George turns six Prince beams in England football shirt in photos to commemorate birthday | George turns six Prince beams in England football shirt in photos to commemorate birthday |
| If you see one thing today | If you see one thing today |
| How big data can improve your neighbourhood | How big data can improve your neighbourhood |
| If you listen to one thing today | If you listen to one thing today |
| Apartheid: From bitter almonds to the Rainbow Nation | Apartheid: From bitter almonds to the Rainbow Nation |
| If you read one thing today | If you read one thing today |
| The fight for Dragon Island | The fight for Dragon Island |
| Sign up for a morning briefing direct to your phone | Sign up for a morning briefing direct to your phone |
| Lookahead | Lookahead |
| Today Saudi Arabia launches its plan for a 129-square-mile entertainment park - the same size as Las Vegas. | Today Saudi Arabia launches its plan for a 129-square-mile entertainment park - the same size as Las Vegas. |
| 18:00 Leader Jeremy Corbyn addresses the last meeting of the Labour's parliamentary party before the summer recess. | 18:00 Leader Jeremy Corbyn addresses the last meeting of the Labour's parliamentary party before the summer recess. |
| On this day | On this day |
| 2005 Brazilian electrician Jean Charles de Menezes is shot dead by police at Stockwell underground station in south London - a day after four failed bomb attacks on the capital. | 2005 Brazilian electrician Jean Charles de Menezes is shot dead by police at Stockwell underground station in south London - a day after four failed bomb attacks on the capital. |
| From elsewhere | From elsewhere |
| Kicked off the land (New Yorker) | Kicked off the land (New Yorker) |
| Eco-mall where shoppers can splurge without it costing the Earth may soon be coming to UK (Independent) | Eco-mall where shoppers can splurge without it costing the Earth may soon be coming to UK (Independent) |
| The unexplained noise 2% of people can hear (The Atlantic) | The unexplained noise 2% of people can hear (The Atlantic) |
| One athlete's key to preparing for an English Channel swim? Eat more pizza (National Geographic) | One athlete's key to preparing for an English Channel swim? Eat more pizza (National Geographic) |
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