JEREMY Corbyn is likely to face a single challenger for the Labour leadership after his two rivals held talks about the best way to oust him - but a poll of party members suggested he would still win.

Former shadow cabinet ministers Angela Eagle and Owen Smith have reached a "common understanding" about the best way to take on Mr Corbyn, who won a landslide victory last year.

But a YouGov poll for The Times found that if all three candidates stood, Mr Corbyn would secure 54% of the votes with Ms Eagle on 21% and Owen Smith on 15%.

If Mr Corbyn was opposed by just Ms Eagle, some 58% would vote for the current leader and just 34% for the challenger.

The poll indicated that Mr Corbyn's margin of victory may be slightly narrower if just Mr Smith stood against him - 56% for Mr Corbyn and 34% for Mr Smith - but the result would still be a convincing victory for the incumbent.

Despite the chaos in the Labour ranks, the poll of more than 1,000 party members suggested that 55% of members thought Mr Corbyn was doing well - up from 51% at the end of June.

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A COLLECTION of rare Star Wars toys could fetch half a million pounds when they go under the hammer at auction.

Auctioneers said the lot, which was amassed over 40 years from around the world, is one of the most diverse they had seen.

The pick of the hundreds of toys for sale is a prototype Boba Fett figure which was never put into production as it fired a projectile which could have been a choking hazard.

Specialists Vectis Auctions, in Thornaby, Teesside, said the unpainted and crudely-cast figure could reach £15-20,000 when it is sold.

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The collection was put together by a French fan of the films who has previously loaned some of his beloved items to a museum but has now decided to sell. His collection includes other rare items, including unlicensed bootleg Star Wars toys made in Turkey and Hungary.