Short answer: Not great. Bit of a mess. Long answer:

Prime Minister David Cameron, who led the failed campaign to keep the United Kingdom in the European Union, has announced that he will resign by October. His successor will have the responsibility of deciding when to authorize Article 50, initiating Britain’s departure from the EU.

After ruling last month that Northern Ireland’s abortion law “breaches human rights,” a Belfast judge declined today to actually change it. It’s up to lawmakers now to allow abortions in cases of rape and incest, but the government has already said it will appeal the ruling.

In a landmark ruling today, the Belfast High Court decided that Northern Ireland’s abortion law is “incompatible with human rights.” Currently, abortion is only legal in cases where the life of the mother is threatened or where there is a “permanent or serious risk to her well-being,” and hospital employees can face life in prison if they are caught providing abortions under any other circumstances.

Meet Roland Bunce, of Belfast, Northern Ireland! Roland, uncharitably described by The Sun as "this fat bloke," is has won the voting round of this year's "Make Me the Next Model" competition, by about 65,900 votes.

For three straight nights Belfast, Northern Ireland has been the scene of riots, which the authorities are blaming on small groups of kids. According to one local priest: "It was a bit like a Eurodisney theme park for rioting." [AFP]