A number of ministers urge Prime Minister Starmer to step down

The cabinet is due to meet in a few hours time. On Monday Sir Keir insisted he would not quit, and would fight any leadership challenge.

The Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi - a two‑day France–Africa forum - is drawing to a close today here in the Kenyan capital. It's the first time France has staged an event of this kind in an English‑speaking country beyond its traditional partners.

Children in Mexico are cheering this week because it's been announced their summer holidays will be extended this year.

(Photo: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer giving a speech at the Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre in Waterloo, London; Credit: James Manning/PA)