The British parliament will vote on Boris Johnsons deal to leave the European Union a move the prime minister described as delivering on his promise to "get the Brexit vote wrapped up for Christmas" after his landslide election victory. Johnson wants Friday's vote to show his intent and prove he unlike his predecessor Theresa May can get his Brexit deal passed by lawmakers.

PM Boris Johnson unveiled what he called radical government agenda setting his sights on a quick Brexit, future trade-deals and on transforming Britain to repay the trust of voters who handed him a landslide election-victory. Johnson showed he intended to try to satisfy the demands of voters in northern and central England who broke their tradition of backing the opposition Labour-Party to support him.

An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to three years and four months in the UK over his role in a cyber fraud operation, which used computer malware to steal tens of thousands of pounds from victims. Abhay Singh pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to conceal, disguise, convert, transfer and remove criminal property and was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court last week.