This is the moment a jewel thief scouted out a gallery with the famed £3.5million Portland Tiara before later coming back to raid the premises with his gang.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Shocking new video has revealed the moment Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead while campaigning in the city of Nara today.

Scotland Yard's former head of counterterrorism has beaten Nick Ephgrave, a Metropolitan Police assistant commissioner, to the most important job in British policing.

In a slick video, the ex-Chancellor today pledged his Tory leadership campaign would be based on 'patriotism, fairness and hard work'.

Callum Wheeler, 22, used a railway jack - a tool used to lift train tracks - to beat mother-of-two Mrs James to death as she walked in fields and woodland near the back of her home in Snowdown.

Nationwide Building Society is launching a new issue of its one-year triple access savings account paying a highly competitive 1.4%.

Royals, celebrities and former sports stars all mingled in the Royal Box at Wimbledon this afternoon to watch Cameron Norrie square off with Novak Djokovic.

The great-niece of Boris Pasternak - the author of Dr Zhivago - is suing US novelist Lara Prescott (pictured) for £2 million claiming she stole parts of the book she wrote about her uncle's epic novel.

Great Britain's Cameron Norrie will then take to court in his first-ever Grand Slam semi-final, as he plays top seed and reigning Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and his deputy Angela Rayner have escaped being fined by police over their Beergate row.

TransPennine Express is having to cancel rail services due to staff shortages, while school leaders say they are 'being hit by staff and pupil absence caused by Covid',

The Office for National Statistics' weekly infection survey found up to one in 16 people in the worst-hit parts of the UK were carrying the virus in the week ending June 29 as cases rose by about a fifth.

More than a dozen MPs are seriously mulling bids for the leadership after the PM's bombshell exit, with ministers raising fears the 'hounds of hell' have been unleashed.

Children were among more than a dozen asylum seekers being escorted off of small boats this morning in Dover, Kent. They made the English Channel journey despite choppy seas.

After Mr Johnson announced that he was stepping down as Prime Minister yesterday, TV reporters took to the streets of Britain to find out what people thought of the news.

Russian state TV pundit, nicknamed Putin's 'Iron Doll', says PM had been 'up to his neck' in homosexual scandals in recent months and that even his own Cabinet wanted him out.

Charlotte Crosby braced the sea as she was pictured filming material for her upcoming BBC Three reality show, Charlotte in Sunderland, on Friday.

The scale of the fallout emerged in Survation research carried out on Wednesday - before the PM finally accepted that his time in power was coming to a close.

Tammi Forsythe - who bravely waived her right to anonymity - fears her attacker will strike again after a botched police investigation into her terrifying assault by Greek police.

Peace in a war between baked beans giant Heinz and supermarket chain Tesco has been finally brokered - bringing relief to fans of the former's tomato-based products.

Vishal Gohel, 44, (pictured) thought he had arranged a 'sexual liason' with three women at his flat in Herts near Watford via website Craigslist, but instead was ambushed by three men, a court heard

His tenure in No 10 will soon be over and the outgoing Prime Minister is tipped to make £100million from books, speeches and TV appearances - especially if he stays married to Carrie.

More than a dozen MPs are seriously mulling bids for the leadership after the PM's bombshell exit, with ministers alarmed that they will 'shred each other to pieces' to gain an advantage.

Donna Taylor, 38, had pain in her head when she collapsed at the side of the road in West Yorkshire on June 27. On June 28 her life support machine was switched off and she passed away.

MAILONLINE LIVE BLOG: Get all the latest news and updates as the war to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister begins, with Liz Truss flying back to the UK and Tom Tugendhat entering the race.

Liz Truss will pitch herself as the female Boris Johnson in the Tory leadership race - a candidate who can win seats both in the South and the Red Wall.

A nine year old girl has been shot in a drive-by shooting in Sydney's south, and rushed to Sydney Children's Hospital, reportedly with injuries to her hip. A burnt out car was found nearby.

The retired dancer - real name Victoria Aragues Gadea - smashed her knees while getting into a car and has spent five days in hospital.

On Newsnight's programme on Thursday evening, a reporter was looking to speak to members of the public and so took to the streets of Reading to see what people thought.

Karen Paul, 49, took her claim to the High Court in central London after she was horrified to discover her late husband of 23 years Steven Paul had practically left her out of his will.

Sergei Lavrov faced a barrage of Western criticism for Russia's invasion of Ukraine at a meeting with G20 foreign ministers, prompting the diplomat to storm out of the talks.

Police took a breath-test from Angela Hinton, 55, and the machine showed the drunk driver was more than five times the alcohol limit as she drove her car along a motorway in Merseyside.

The Johnsons reportedly planned a big party at the Prime Minister's grace-and-favour country home at the end of July to mark their marriage last year.

Victoria Puar, 46, who worked at Birmingham Children's Hospital is a mother of two from Castle Bromwich in the West Midlands. She was diagnosed with stage four cancer two weeks ago.

TransPennine Express, which runs trains across the North of England, has urged passengers to think 'is my journey necessary' because 'short-notice cancellations are likely'.

A petition signed by 59 people which prompted a council to axe a Roy Chubby Brown gig has been overtaken by one inked by 3,000 fans urging its reinstatement.

Fort Gilkicker in Gosport, Hants, was built in 1871 to protect the Royal Navy in nearby Portsmouth from a potential attack by the French. It is being sold by auctioneers Clive Emson.

René Olivieri said that , 'new views' on the Trust's properties cannot 'eclipse' other perspectives in an interview in Country Life magazine after he took his post following a row over a decolonisation report.

Spiraling food prices are hitting families across the UK, with recent reports of products such as Lurpak butter selling for up to £9 in supermarkets. Inflation rates are expected to spiral until April 2023.

Official figures show England recorded around 1,500 more weekly fatalities than expected in the three weeks to June 24.

V&A officials have revealed that a three-storey section of the 1970s Robin Hood Gardens estate in Poplar will be a major part of their new East Storehouse venue.

Hewa Rahimpur, 29, is accused of sourcing small boats from Turkey and organising their storage in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands before using them to transport migrants across the Channel.

Former Conservative politician Anne Widdecombe told Sky News presenter Kay Burley to 'move on' this morning as she was quizzed on Boris Johnson's resignation.

Ashfaq Masih, 34, was arrested in 2017 after he got into a verbal disagreement with a Muslim customer at his motorbike repair shop in Lahore after the man refused to pay his bill.

The new Chancellor was branded 'hapless' and 'despicable' for sending the tweey when the former Japanese premier was in intensive care after being shot at a campaign rally.

Former Vogue model Susan Warren was sued for £1.2million by a building firm after refusing to settle a bill for work on an extension for the Grade-II listed mansion in Hertfordshire.

Fuel prices at supermarket petrol stations were cut by around 5p in the days after fuel duty was slashed, but fell by less at oil-owned garages, according to the CMA.

Safeguarding DC Simon Spellman, 36, (pictured) found out the woman's room number, before brushing his teeth and touching her thigh, Old Houghton Magistrates' Court heard.

Boris Johnson was given a solid reception with cheers as he arrived in the Commons for PMQs - the first opportunity to take the temperature in the chamber since the confidence vote.

Footage shows the shark drifting in 'waist deep' water near to the resort of Tenby in Pembrokeshire. The video was filmed by a member of a local sailing club in the town.

The Walnut Tree Wetherspoons in Leytonstone offers a big discount compared much of the capital's boozers where you would be hard pressed to find a pint of the good stuff for a fiver.

Samuel Rogers, 52, was found guilty of murder following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court last month and must remain in prison for at least 22 years.

The children's' play area (pictured) in South London was even called a 'sad art installation' by some online. Rex Osborn, a Labour council candidate blamed the park on the old Conservative council

Rachael Jones captured the bizarre encounter on her Ring doorbell in Wrexham, Wales on Monday.

Brian Jackson is best known for starring in more than 25 commercials in 32 countries from the 1980s to the early 2000s as a white-suited fruit inspector in a Panama hat who only buys the best juice.

A survey of more than 2,000 youngsters in Britain aged 11 and over revealed that seven per cent routinely used the devices in 2022, up from four per cent in 2020. Three in 10 16/17-year-olds vape.

ANDREW PIERCE: While Boris marched to the lectern outside No 10, in Downing Street bunker, his loyalists were white with rage at the plotters who had brought him down.

The UK Health Security Agency put out a 'level two' health alert yesterday for the east of England, the south east and London, warning people to find shape and be aware of the heat.

A one-off new recording of Bob Dylan's hit song Blowin' In The Wind has sold by Christie's in London for almost £1.5million, exceeding the original estimate price of at least £600,000.

Boris Johnson was pictured embracing wife Carrie, two-year-old son Wilf and baby daughter Romy after delivering his Downing Street resignation speech yesterday, images show

PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: The disgraced PM was seen hobnobbing with colleagues and officials, giving out hugs and cracking jokes as the group drowned their sorrows at Dover House

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Mr Sunak stepped down after a major bust-up with Mr Johnson last weekend, with Mr Sunak allegedly having refused point black to cut corporation tax despite the PM's demands.

Sri Lanka television report that street protests turned violent as thousands of demonstrators surged into the presidential compound of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Former NRL and Cronulla Sharks star Nathan Stapleton remains in intensive care months after a rugby tackle went wrong but was determined not miss the special family moment.

The mercury is expected to hit 28C (82.4F) in the south east this afternoon, with Britons expected to spend their weekends sat on the beaches and green spaces across England and Wales.

The public should be asked to cut their energy consumption as part of contingency planning for the worst case scenario in the winter months according to the UK Infrastructure Commission.

The 'Vkusno i Tochka' fast food chain, which translates as 'Tasty and that's it', made a statement explaining that a poor 2021 potato harvest has hit their ability to serve a variety of potato products.

Men and women were pictured weeping and praying next to flowers at a site outside of Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara, where Abe was shot.

Allies of Mr Sunak have contacted friends of the former Health Secretary, arguing that he does not have the support or 'infrastructure' and that they are competing for the same voters.

A cohort of new recruits to the Ukrainian army began training in Manchester this week with the Ministry of Defence stating they aim to train as many as 10,000 soldiers in the coming months

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A helicopter has crashed in thick bushland north-west of Sydney, with rescue crews led to the remote scene by plumes of thick black smoke. The pilot, in his 60s, was killed in the tragedy,

A hearse carrying the body of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has left the hospital where he died and taken him back to his home the day after he was assassinated while giving a speech.

Clint Kimmins is among several lifeguards who have been stood down by Waverley Council, in Sydney's eastern suburbs, where he patrolled iconic Bondi Beach and starred in Bondi Rescue.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined other Republicans in calling for Joe Biden to apologize to the border patrol agents who were cleared of whipping migrants.

The Biden administration has agreed to sell 950,000 barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China. The state-owned firm, Sinopec, in 2015 received a $1.7 billion investment from Hunter.

Vice President Kamala Harris says that congress needs to act and pass a law guaranteeing abortion rights to American women.

A punter who claims he used a Zoom video-call to watch coverage of a horse race believes he has been unfairly punished after the exchange betting service he had been using removed his account.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he's still in shock at news of the assassination of Shinzo Abe. The Sydney Opera House will be lit in red and white on Sunday in memoriam to Mr Abe.

As revelations go, it was unsurpassed; so startling that Sandra Onate thought it was a hoax. Her former boyfriend, Mike Chowney, had telephoned her out of the blue to impart something 'unusual'.

Seattle locals have been told to make a plan to deal with a potential tsunami, after geologists created a model showing waves from a 7.5-magnitude quake could reach 42 feet in height in the city.

Twitter's lawyers are telling employees to remain silent about Elon Musk pulling the plug on his $44 billion acquisition of the social media giant.

Georgia mom, Monica Gilliam, slammed American Airlines after they lost her 12-year-old daughter who was flying alone in the crowded Miami International Airport

The shadow minister for foreign affairs said security measures needed to be 'revisited' for current and former members of parliament to prevent a copycat attack.

'If you look at countries through all throughout the world,' Donald Trump said. 'The only ones that don't have a drug problem are those that institute the death penalty for drug dealers.'

The Seattle-based coffee company stripped stores of its chicken, maple butter and egg sandwich just days after it was introduced.

Lora Stock's South Yarra, Melbourne, home is due to be repossessed after she failed to pay a $24,072.92 fine for feeding 'pet' pigeons that leave bird poo mess and smell.

Former Tory MP Neil Parish, pictured with his wife Sue, right, at their home on Somerset, lost his political career after a search for tractors on the internet led him to pornography website.

Elon Musk has dramatically announced that he is pulling the plug on his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter.

A left-wing activist group is encouraging social media users to tweet the location of any of the conservative Supreme Court Justices are spotted out and about. ShutDownDC is promising a bounty of up to $200.

Amber Heard's legal team on Friday filed a claim for a mistrial, arguing that a 77-year-old person sat on the jury instead of the 52-year-old who had been summoned. They lived at the same address.

A horse in Mackay tested positive for deadly Hendra virus - known to spread to humans - and was subsequently put down as biosecurity staff ensure the outbreak was confined to the Queensland property.

A woman from Texas who was ticketed for driving solo in an HOV lane says she plans to fight the $275 ticket saying her unborn child should count as a person. Brandy Bottone was stopped by police.

Police were called to a property on Albert Street, at Nowra, following reports of a domestic violence incident at midday on Saturday.

Ex-CNN talk show host Chris Cuomo, 51, is inching his way back into the spotlight with an Instagram video in which he teases that 'Something's coming...Summer '22'

Drug dealers used money laundering mules to fill up pokie machines in local clubs with their dirty cash...but never actually play. Joint investigation found 178 venues and 132 people involved.

A police helicopter has caught the dramatic moment a man allegedly carjacks an elderly woman before leading police on a wild chase through the NSW Hunter.

Missy Parata was living at Karitane, on New Zealand's South Island, when she received a message from Krishan Ranui Dick-Karetai.

Amber Heard's insurance company is refusing to cover part of the $8.3million in damages the actress owes ex-husband Johnny Depp after her defamation trial.

Alex Berenson has been reinstated to twitter following an almost 11-month ban. Berenson, 49, filed a federal lawsuit challenging his ban for 'violating his First Amendment right'.

Bob Crimo, the father of accused Highland Park gunman Robert Crimo, 21, sponsored his son's December 2019 application to get a gun permit - despite police being called twice.

The girl was with her mother and two other children, unloading groceries from a car, when a gunman opened fire on Queens Road at Connells Point at 5.50pm on Friday.

David Cameron's former Afghan translator wept with joy yesterday after being told he and his family can finally begin a new life in the UK.

Private contractor Bish (Best in Sexual Health) is written by Justin Hancock (pictured) and charges £500 a day to deliver sex education sessions at secondary schools.

Retail and hospitality leaders are calling for the Covid-19 $750 weekly isolation payments to be reintroduced. Australia still requires positive Covid cases to isolate for seven days.

RICHARD KAY: Nothing much has changed in the extravagant lives of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent.

Heavily armed police swarmed around the Capitol Hill home where former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon lives. Police received a false report that a man with a gun was inside.

Researchers who studied married people found that looking at images of their spouse boosted the amount of attachment - the 'comforting feeling of emotional bonding' - they felt towards them.

The Gazprom-owned Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline is shutting down on Monday for routine maintenance although there are fears it might not reopen once the work has been completed.

A gym owner was left 'traumatised' by racist DLVA logbooks sent to his work address for a vehicle he doesn't own. Marvin Greaves, said the experience depressed him

DAVID JONES: Chanting 'black power' slogans, on Wednesday, a group stormed three addresses in Raleigh to which they believed the 88-year-old woman might have moved.

More than 60,000 unvaccinated National Guard and Army Reserve soldiers will be barred from military duties and have their pay and benefits cut because the refuse to get their shots

The National Lottery EuroMillions jackpot has hit its limit and will roll over to next week, giving players another chance at bagging the record-breaking £191 million prize.

Jolyon Maugham QC suggested Conservative party members might not select Rishi Sunak, who is of Indian descent, as their next leader because he is a 'brown man'.

 The heads of MI5 and the FBI warned yesterday that it is getting harder to join the dots to catch terrorists in time.

An Australian building inspector who posts scathing assessments exposing tradies' dodgy workmanship is receiving death threats.

Their detractors like to paint them as woke and out of touch - but Harry and Meghan could pass for a typical American family in these photos taken at a traditional 4th of July parade.

A 20-year-old Florida man beat, tortured, and repeatedly raped his female therapist after holding her hostage before being shot in the head by police.

The approval of a fourth Covid jab for all Australians aged over 30 has left many wondering whether getting that second booster shot would later make them ineligible for any new vaccine.

Two men, 21 and 22, were allegedly caught using an angle grinder to open the machines while another man, 41, was also arrested. Police allege the machines carried $150million worth of drugs.

ANZ expects the Reserve Bank of Australia to raise the cash rate by another 0.5 percentage points in August which would see borrowers with a $600,000 loan pay an extra $169 a month on their mortgage.

Tories are rushing to take sides in the race to become the new prime minister, with a host of unforeseen contenders looking for support, including Sir Bill Wiggin (pictured).

Hunter Biden called First Lady Jill Biden a 'selfish silly entitled c***', 'a moron', 'stupid', and 'vain' - after she offered him a house and sent him loving messages.

University is 'no place for cancelling' or 'viciously attacking' people with opposing views, according to the outgoing vice- chancellor of Cambridge.

Melody Maldonado, 33, acting on instinct, was caught on camera clinging to the hood of her Hyundai Santa Fe to try to stop a carjacker who had taken off with her 11-month-old son and daughter, 6

Josh Grimstone, a special adviser to the ex-levelling-up secretary, confronted Guto Harri, No 10's communications chief, at a do hosted by The Spectator magazine.

Ex-Whitehall mandarin Lord McDonald was accused of gloating after tweeting a picture of Westminster with the caption: 'It was a good day'

Australian Federal Police assistant commissioner Colin Winchester was shot two times in the back of his head outside his Canberra home in January 1989.

Met Police special officer Paul Hoile, 40, is charged with anal rape, two counts of oral rape and another sex offence. He will appear at Kidderminster Magistrates Court (pictured) tomorrow.

Republican strategist Greg Price mocked Biden on Twitter Friday after yet another gaffe in which the president appeared to read speaking directions off of his teleprompter.

Life-saving technology on smart motorways is failing to detect nearly four in ten broken-down vehicles within a time limit considered safe by road bosses.

A White House official said that President Joe Biden reaffirmed that the US remains committed to bringing home Whelan and Griner, as well as other Americans being held abroad.

The images taken in September 2021 of the agents of the banks of the Rio Grande in Del Rio, Texas, sparked a firestorm and a strong response from Biden calling for them to 'pay'.

He praised CIA agents as the 'bedrock of our national security' while standing in front of a Memorial Wall of 139 stars that represent agents who were killed in the line of duty.

A viral trend originating on TikTok has prompted moviegoers - mainly teenage boys - to dress in suits to go and see the newest installment of the 'Despicable Me' franchise, 'Minions, The Rise of Gru.'

Ben Wallace has a leadership campaign team ready to go - but was still holding fire last night.

ANDREA LEADSOM: In November 2015, I hardly knew Boris Johnson - so I was baffled when he invited me to have dinner with him at a Turkish restaurant in Waterloo

Former Obama White House advisor David Axelrod said 'fear and panic' was driving Democratic grumbling but says President Biden doesn't come off well when he shows anger.

Jill Sidebotham, 28, Nicholas Hansen, and their daughter, Lydia Hansen, two, have been missing since June 27.

Two of the three women who went on a drunken rampage trashing a popular Manhattan eatery when asked to pay an additional $1.75 for extra sauce appeared in Manhattan criminal court.

The horrific scene opens with seven teens chasing after James Lambert Jr. on June 24, in the middle of Philadelphia, with one of them swinging a traffic cone at the back of his head.

ANTONIA HOYLE: I'm at Nudefest in Somerset, the UK's largest naturist festival, where 600 aficionados have convened to spend this week starkers.

Drunk driver Stephen Jones, 58, was spared jail today after shocking video footage showed him swerving into oncoming traffic before smashing into a motorcyclist in Wickham, Hampshire, on April 30.

Keyboardist Billy Wes showed up to the performance in a black shirt with 'Free Brittney Griner' on it. Wes told TMZ after the show 'they said I couldn't wear it.' NBC has not explained the decision.

Bennett, who is only a month away from his 96th birthday, was spotted smiling and waving to fans on the street as he was carted around.

SUE REID: A foiled people-smuggling gang has been driving migrants from Germany to Calais, ferrying dangerous rubber boats in an operation worth more than £10million

Victoria Derbyshire, 53, is said to have been in talks to quit her £170,000-a-year role at the corporation for Channel 4 before landing the Newsnight job.

The Earl of Snowdon, 60, was in the royal box at Wimbledon today with Made in Chelsea star Mark-Francis Vandelli, 32, who is a fellow furniture collector.

NPR is facing backlash by conservatives after calling ex-Japanese Prime Minister a 'divisive arch-conservative' while reporting on his death on Friday