Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot while giving a speech in the western city of Nara, state broadcaster NHK said.

Replacing Boris Johnson as prime minister needs to be done "properly and professionally, but quickly", Education Secretary James Cleverly has told Sky News.

The ousting of this prime minister was different.

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and former UEFA president Michel Platini have been acquitted of corruption by a Swiss court.

Parts of the UK will experience a heatwave over the weekend, with soaring temperatures set to last a week.

Vladimir Putin has told Kyiv it should quickly accept Moscow's terms or brace for the worst, adding ominously that Russia has barely started its action in Ukraine.

Notebooks containing some of Charles Darwin's foundational thinking on evolution are to go on display having been missing for 20 years.

It is the final day for airlines using UK airports to cancel flights without fear of punishment as part of efforts to give certainty to passengers who are, understandably, nervous about their long-awaited summer holidays.

Behind the scenes pictures inside Downing Street have captured the emotion - and tender family moments - as Boris Johnson prepared to deliver his resignation to the world's media.

Scientists believe that global wheat production could be doubled by accessing into the crop's "untapped genetic potential".