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Boris Johnson is now bookies' favourite to succeed David Cameron as leader of the Conservative Party after he announced he would vote for Britain to leave the EU. Despite grovelling David Cameron spending weeks trying to woo Boris Johnson in the EU referendum battle, BoJo will be fighting against the Prime Minister in the campaign. Mr Johnson not only announced he will vote for Britain to leave the EU but he piled humiliation on the PM by breaking the news to him in a text message just nine minutes before going public. Ambitious BoJo’s decision to back the Out campaign has been slammed as a cynical bid for the leadership of the party. A spokesman for the Remain campaign said: “This is the most nakedly self-serving piece of political positioning in years. “Everybody in Westminster knows ...

    David Cameron and Boris Johnson are set to clash in the Commons as the Prime Minister lays out his case for staying in the European Union. As the referendum battle gets under way for real, Mr Cameron is due to give MPs details of the new membership deal he struck with EU counterparts following marathon talks in Brussels. The premier has insisted he managed to win "special status" for the UK, with restrictions on benefits for migrants and an exemption from "ever closer" union. But Mr Cameron is likely to get a rough ride from Tory backbenchers and half-a-dozen Cabinet ministers who have already declared they will be voting for Brexit in the national poll on June 23. Sources close to Mr Johnson - who has effectively put himself at the head of the Out campaign by announcing h...

    Belgian soldiers patrol along the EU Commission headquarters as a Union Jack flag flutters next to European Union flags ahead of a visit from Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron in Brussels The pound has fallen sharply after a series of political heavyweights threw their weight behind a UK exit from the European Union. Sterling dropped by three cents to a one-month low against the US dollar. The fall of nearly 2% left the pound heading for its steepest one-day decline versus the US currency in almost seven years. It was also down by a cent against the euro after London mayor Boris Johnson and a number of Cabinet ministers said they wanted to leave Europe. What Cameron's EU reform deal really means A weaker pound against the single currency makes breaks to European desti...

    The secret reasons behind a British helicopter gunship crash in Afghanistan ­witnessed by shocked Ross Kemp have been revealed. The EastEnders actor saw the £6million Apache slam into the ground, shearing off the entire tail and destroying the attack chopper. A heavily censored official report has finally been released EIGHT YEARS after the crash. It blames a dust cloud which disorientated the pilot, plus exhaustion and insufficient experience. But the Ministry of Defence board of inquiry also found that a number of visitors to the Apache that day, who appeared to include Kemp, were “a contributory factor to the overall focus of the crew”. The star, who was in the war zone to film one of his hard-hitting documentaries, did NOT distract the two-man crew, says the report. Ke...

    A driver has been killed and two women injured in a crash after a police car chase through Manchester. The Mercedes S320 being driven by the 24-year-old man had "made off from the patrol car at speed", according to police. Following a "short pursuit" through Old Trafford, the vehicle collided with a Mini at the junction of Chester Road and Warwick Road South before striking a barrier. The man died at the scene while the two women in the Mini were taken to hospital with multiple injuries. The collision, which took place at around 3.30am on Sunday, has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). Superintendent Jen Williams from Greater Manchester Police's Professional Standards Branch, which is investigating the incident, said: "In the early hours o...

    David Cameron has struck a deal with other EU leaders over Britain’s future in Europe after marathon talks in Brussels. Donald Tusk, President of the European Council announced the agreement after more than 24 hours of agonising discussions over British demands to curb benefits for migrant workers. “Unanimous support for new settlement for the UK in Europe,” he said after a final agreement was signed off at dinner of 28 EU members in Brussels. The agreement, which has yet to be published, is expected to see Britain compromise on key elements of Mr Cameron’s demands to restrict welfare payments to Eastern European workers. Mr Cameron will return to the UK overnight in time to chair a cabinet meeting tomorrow morning which rubber stamp the agreement. But after the meeting th...

    Police were called by paramedics to a play area at the end of South Street in Wardleworth, Rochdale, on Thursday night. Officers attended and found a man believed to be in his late 40's to early 50's with a serious head injury. He was taken to hospital where he died a short time later. A major investigation has been launched to establish the circumstances surrounding how the man came to be injured. A statement from a local mosque read: The cause of his death is yet to be confirmed. "We recommend that you do not speculate but rather wait for the facts to be established by the police." A Home Office post mortem is due to take place later today. Detective Superintendent Jon Chadwick, of the Serious Crime Division, said: Our investigation is at an early stage but we are keen t...

    These pictures lay bare the scale destruction following a suspected gas explosion that flattened a home and killed a man. Taken by a drone, they show debris littered all over the ground following this morning's fatal blast. Once thelocation of a house, the land is now covered by wood and rubble. A man aged 63 died in the explosion in a leafy cul-de-sac in Haxby, North Yorkshire. Police confirmed the body, believed to of the man who lived in the property, has been found. An officer at the scene told reporters police have informed "various members of his family". "Formal identification is yet to take place. It will be some time before we can retrieve the body as the scene is still in a state of disarray. We need to be sure everyone is safe before doing that," he added. A det...

    UK Single Mom of Three Donates Lottery Winnings To Homeless Man A single mother of three won $200 dollars on a scratch off lottery tickets and decided to do something rather unexpected with her winnings. She generously helped a homeless man who was freezing on the streets get to a warm shelter. Sofia Andrade from Massachusetts had just discovered she'd won when she saw Glenn Williams on the side of the road with a 'help me' sign, and she decided to do just that. At first she asked to take him to coffee and get something to eat but she then realised that he had nowhere to stay for the night and temperatures were plummeting towards minus eight degrees. Once she had found out that all local shelters were full Sofia decided to put him up for three nights in a local motel, but ...