Nobel peace prize 2018 won by Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad - live updates
(The Guardian North Korea)

Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump are among the bookies´ favourites to win this year´s award 10.02am BST They are recognised for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon in war. 9.57am BST You can watch the announcement, which follows imminently, live here: 9.49am BST The former Australian foreign minister, Julie Bishop, has expressed what is no doubt on many people´s minds when it comes to Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un being among the bookmakers´ favourites for the prize. She told Australian Associated Press:That is an extraordinary proposition in anyone´s language.President Trump adopted an unorthodox diplomatic stance ... he´s continued to promote the personal relationship between the two leaders as the basis for a negotiated peace. 9.37am BST The credentials of Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, have also been touted ahead of today´s announcement. She welcomed hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees into the country in the face of vocal political backlash, which is ongoing. She has already been awarded the Saint Francis Lamp for Peace prize this year after she `distinguished herself in the work of reconciliation and the peaceful coexistence among peoples` Related: Nobel peace prize: Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un among bookies` favourites 9.17am BST Welcome to the Guardian´s coverage of this year´s Nobel peace prize ceremony.Past winners have included luminaries such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, Martin Luther King Jr, Mother Theresa and Nelson Mandela. Continue reading...