it reports that it's almost certain that tomomi inada will resign over an alleged cover—up involvinghe china daily leads with a rallying call from president xijinping. he's calling on communist party officials to prepare for risks and challenges. he says after four decades of reform, the party has to meet the people's demand for "happy lives". and the south china morning post has this picture. it's the final touches to a miniature version of hong kong stadium, made out of lego, on show at the ani—com and games show. as sharanjit mentioned, it's being widely reported injapan that the country's high profile defence minister is about to resign. it's over an alleged cover—up involving military documents. tomomi inada is expected to submit her resignation letter to the prime minister shinzo abe on friday. she has repeatedly denied claims she helped cover up internal records that exposed the danger that japanese peacekeepers faced in south sudan. a short time ago i got the latest from rupert wingfield hayes in tokyo. we are expecting to three done at the three resignations today. the defen

tomomi inada announced her resignation at a news conference on friday.s she helped cover up internal records in south sudan. police in london investigating the grenfell tower fire say there are "reasonable grounds" to pursue corporate manslaughter charges. the announcement means that senior executives from kensington and chelsea council and the tenant management organisation running the building are likely to be questioned under caution. at least 80 people died in the fire. iran says it has successfully tested a rocket that can put satellites in orbit. the united states criticised the launch and described it as a provocative action, saying it was an example of iran's continued ballistic missile development. the phoenix rocket was launched from a new space centre in northern iran. donald trump's new communications director has launched a foul—mouthed attack against two of his senior colleagues. anthony scaramucci used obscene language to describe the white house chief of staff reince preibus and chief strategist steve bannon. it's the latest drama to hit