The London mayor is to be joined by broadcaster June Sarpong and former union chief Christina McAnea in the Lords.

In a speech on Friday, he will begin to set out his vision for government, before becoming prime minister next week.

Fifa is "assessing the match reports" before deciding whether to punish Argentina after players held a banner in support of their country's claims to the Falkland Islands.

The US says its attacks aim to "further degrade Iranian military capabilities", as fighting continued for the sixth day in a row.

The government says it wants to update "outdated" marriage laws to give couples in England and Wales more choice.

Advisers are asking the government to consider introducing the jabs following concerns over a meningitis B outbreak earlier this year, in which two people died.

The uncle of a man being held on suspicion of murder tells the BBC his legs "went like jelly" when he heard his nephew had been arrested.

Winkleman said she was "incredibly grateful" for the opportunity, but had been "too nervous" to enjoy it.

It will be illegal to sell high-caffeine beverages to under-16s from April next year, but soft drinks with lower caffeine levels will not be affected.

The ex-head of Italy's motorway operator Giovanni Castellucci was handed a 12-year term over the 2018 bridge collapse.