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With criticism of his leadership boiling over into an open challenge from Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, Sir Keir will argue that his is a "hard path" but one of "renewal" and "decency", starkly set against an alternative he portrays as decline and division.

She let a double break lead slip in the final set against Baptiste but regrouped to serve out for victory.

The judges said: "A novel about how to live, and about the tensions within marriages, set against the most dramatic winter in living memory. It's a joy to read, a nerve-shredding pleasure."

Boulter has an excellent record when representing Great Britain and, after taking the opening set against Pegula, an 18th win in 24 matches for her country beckoned.

“Ann Boleyn of Hellion” is a story of sexism and stalkers, set against the Sunset Strip in its big-haired pomp, focused on a performer that all here agree should have been huge; it goes somewhere sweetly surprising at the finish.