We're expecting a result in round two of the Tory leadership contest some time after 5.20pm. Matthew Tempest will be blogging from the Commons corridors as Conservative MPs cast their votes this afternoon, while Oliver King explains how to read the results. After we know the result, Michael White will be analysing the campaign of whoever comes third and is eliminated, and we'll be recording Tory MP Ed Vaizey's response. And if you want to further whet your appetite, you can browse the columns the frontrunner wrote for Guardian Unlimited.
A Guardian Unlimited contributor who has, as far as we know, no plans to run for the leadership of a major political party is John Hooper. As EU ministers meet today to discuss measures to combat avian flu, John reports from Rome on pressure on Silvio Berlusconi to ban the shooting of migratory birds, a popular pastime among members of his government.
And in Britain, drugs police raided 48 addresses across the country early this morning. Meanwhile home affairs editor Alan Travis will be providing an analysis of today's crime figures.
