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Andy Burnham promises to be relentless in tackling small boat crossings – video
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Andy Burnham promises to be relentless in tackling small boat crossings – video

Immigration and asylumAndy Burnham promises to be relentless in tackling small boat crossings – videoSpeaking in Dover, the prime minister pledges to be committed in tackling the issue but also says safe routes for…

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Cleveland police failed to arrest man who later killed two-year-old girl
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Cleveland police failed to arrest man who later killed two-year-old girl

Photograph: Cleveland Police/PAView image in fullscreenIsabelle Rose Welsh. Photograph: Cleveland police/PASimpson was…

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Inside M&S’s Oxford Street swanky revamp, blueprint for its £700m growth strategy
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Inside M&S’s Oxford Street swanky revamp, blueprint for its £700m growth strategy

The M&S Pantheon store on Oxford Street first opened in the 1930s. Photograph: Marks & SpencerView image in…

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From occupied Crimea to Oxfordshire: the Kremlin links to new £600m UK theme park
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From occupied Crimea to Oxfordshire: the Kremlin links to new £600m UK theme park

The Roman Colosseum at the Puy du Fou theme park in France. The French company hopes to win planning approval for a…

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Christopher Harry on buying an SUV – cartoon
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Christopher Harry on buying an SUV – cartoon

Saturday Opinion cartoonRoad transportChristopher Harry on buying an SUV – cartoonView image in fullscreen…

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‘The lead singer is unavailable’: Is Nigel Farage spending his summer in hiding?
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‘The lead singer is unavailable’: Is Nigel Farage spending his summer in hiding?

Nigel Farage in Frinton-on-Sea on the day after he announced resignation as an MP. Photograph: Jack Taylor/ReutersView…

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Local media needs support if devolution push is to succeed, publishers say
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Local media needs support if devolution push is to succeed, publishers say

Andy Burnham with the mayor of South Yorkshire, Oliver Coppard, during a visit to a family centre in Sheffield on…

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Knickers in a twist: why M&S selling crotchless panties isn’t as outrageous as it seems
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Knickers in a twist: why M&S selling crotchless panties isn’t as outrageous as it seems

Marks & Spencer has started selling Ann Summers crotchless knickers on their website, which has been met with outrage…

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‘MPs have had their stomachs pumped’: concerns over ‘alcohol-soaked’ culture in Westminster
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‘MPs have had their stomachs pumped’: concerns over ‘alcohol-soaked’ culture in Westminster

A report by the Institute of Alcohol Studies found that alcohol is deeply embedded in the daily work culture of…

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No apologies, no freebies: the man who makes Andy Burnham’s jackets on how to weather a storm
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No apologies, no freebies: the man who makes Andy Burnham’s jackets on how to weather a storm

James Eden (left) says he ‘remains apolitical’, even though the new prime minister, Andy Burnham, is now his company’s…

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EU relations, climate crisis and Gaza: why Ed Miliband is fired up by Foreign Office challenges
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EU relations, climate crisis and Gaza: why Ed Miliband is fired up by Foreign Office challenges

Ed Miliband has been appointed foreign secretary in Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s cabinet and says he is eager to take…

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Labour wins decisive victory in Greater Manchester mayoral byelection
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Labour wins decisive victory in Greater Manchester mayoral byelection

Labour has won a decisive victory in the Greater Manchester mayoral byelection, with Bev Craig succeeding Andy Burnham…

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High court clears way for clinical trial giving puberty blockers to children
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High court clears way for clinical trial giving puberty blockers to children

King's College London says particular care will be taken over the safety of participants, who will be aged between 11…

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Burnham risks first revolt as PM over apparent support for North Sea drilling
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Burnham risks first revolt as PM over apparent support for North Sea drilling

Prime Minister Andy Burnham indicated a pragmatic stance on new North Sea oil and gas drilling, sparking concerns…

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Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s Rein Me In breaks 73-year record to become longest-running UK No 1 single
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Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s Rein Me In breaks 73-year record to become longest-running UK No 1 single

Both were gooey power ballads launched off the back of major movie placements – and both prompted just as much…

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Why undercover footage exposing lobbyists raises concerns for journalism – video explainer
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Why undercover footage exposing lobbyists raises concerns for journalism – video explainer

In a practice that appears to create a back door for private companies to influence public opinion, lobbyists for CT…

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Hull funeral director who left bodies to rot in mortuary jailed for 20 years
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Hull funeral director who left bodies to rot in mortuary jailed for 20 years

In the time he spent defrauding bereaved families, Bush spent more than £42,000 on holidays. Photograph: Danny…

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Evacuees from Suffolk fire reflect on 'incredibly emotional' day – video
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Evacuees from Suffolk fire reflect on 'incredibly emotional' day – video

More than 100 firefighters have been battling a wildfire at Dunwich Heath near Leiston on the Suffolk coast since…

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Sainsbury’s to sell Argos to three retail veterans in £120m deal
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Sainsbury’s to sell Argos to three retail veterans in £120m deal

Sainsbury’s has agreed to sell the Argos catalogue retail chain to Swift Partners for £120 million. The sale is…

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New solar panels in Great Britain at 15-year high as fossil fuel costs soar
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New solar panels in Great Britain at 15-year high as fossil fuel costs soar

UK households will be able to fit balcony solar panels by the end of August after legislation was passed this month.…

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British-Azerbaijani man arrested in Cyprus over alleged spying on UK airbase for Iran
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British-Azerbaijani man arrested in Cyprus over alleged spying on UK airbase for Iran

The arrest was part of an investigation into incidents at RAF Akrotiri between May and June last year. Photograph:…

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BP puts North Sea oil and gas business up for sale
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BP puts North Sea oil and gas business up for sale

The move comes as BP’s new chief executive, Meg O’Neill, tries to simplify the company and cut its debt levels.“The…

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Medical colleges condemn scrapping of NHS placements for overseas doctors
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Medical colleges condemn scrapping of NHS placements for overseas doctors

The NHS has scrapped a scheme that allowed overseas doctors to work in UK hospitals, which was seen as an example of…

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‘It makes your heart sing’: can a pioneering project show that rewilding really works? – podcast
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‘It makes your heart sing’: can a pioneering project show that rewilding really works? – podcast

A pioneering rewilding project on a Lincolnshire farm aims to demonstrate that restoring nature can be financially…

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Record low water levels across Europe reveal mammoth skeletons and forgotten shipwrecks – video
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Record low water levels across Europe reveal mammoth skeletons and forgotten shipwrecks – video

1:15DroughtRecord low water levels across Europe reveal mammoth skeletons and forgotten shipwrecks – videoWater levels…

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Burnham promises ‘pragmatic’ approach to North Sea oil and gas
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Burnham promises ‘pragmatic’ approach to North Sea oil and gas

Andy Burnham has come under pressure to maintain a Labour manifesto pledge not to issue new drilling licences in the…

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Supreme court says Palestine Action co-founder can challenge ban on group
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Supreme court says Palestine Action co-founder can challenge ban on group

Huda Ammori has been fighting to have the ban on Palestine Action overturned amid a mass civil disobedience campaign.…

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Child pedestrian deaths are almost five times higher in England’s worst-off areas
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Child pedestrian deaths are almost five times higher in England’s worst-off areas

Official figures show 2,432 people under 16 were killed or seriously injured on Great Britain’s roads last year.…

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Profits boost for defence firms as governments beef up spending
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Profits boost for defence firms as governments beef up spending

Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems have increased their profit forecasts due to rising defence spending by governments…

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Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% as inflation fears mount
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Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% as inflation fears mount

The surge in global energy prices triggered by the Iran war is stoking inflationary pressures. Photograph: David…

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Campaigners rail against ‘plundering’ of ancient Kent woodland to make way for quarry expansion
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Campaigners rail against ‘plundering’ of ancient Kent woodland to make way for quarry expansion

Kent county council has added 40 hectares of Oaken Wood to its mineral sites plan, marking it as a potential site for…

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Polls open in Greater Manchester mayoral byelection overshadowed by new PM and Farage’s antics
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Polls open in Greater Manchester mayoral byelection overshadowed by new PM and Farage’s antics

Polling gives Bev Craig, the Labour leader of Manchester city council, a 20 percentage point lead over the Reform…

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The body snatchers: how a young Nigerian man was lured to London in an organ-trafficking plot
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The body snatchers: how a young Nigerian man was lured to London in an organ-trafficking plot

A Nigerian market worker named David Nwamini was enticed with a job opportunity in the United Kingdom, unaware that he…

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Trident renewal central to defence spending, says Andy Burnham
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Trident renewal central to defence spending, says Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham’s visit to Barrow-in-Furness shipyard, owned by BAE Systems, offers an opportunity to reinforce his…

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Brave New World or Groundhog Day? Burnham revisits old ground in speech on social care
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Brave New World or Groundhog Day? Burnham revisits old ground in speech on social care

Andy Burnham delivered a speech outlining renewed ambitions for England’s social care system, echoing proposals he…

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TfL brings case worth up to £1bn against carmakers over Ulez compliance
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TfL brings case worth up to £1bn against carmakers over Ulez compliance

Transport for London is pursuing a potential £1bn legal action against car manufacturers over vehicles that it argues…

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Staff at newest V&A site in London vote overwhelmingly for strike action
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Staff at newest V&A site in London vote overwhelmingly for strike action

Staff at the V&A Storehouse in east London have voted overwhelmingly to strike over inadequate toilet and hydration…

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Revealed: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UK
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Revealed: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UK

Sources say the Reform UK leader’s aide deposited several tranches of hundreds of thousands of dollars into his mother…

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Norwegian teenager guilty of travelling to UK to carry out contract killing
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Norwegian teenager guilty of travelling to UK to carry out contract killing

Johannes Kongsnes Natland had agreed to shoot an unidentified victim for €25,000 but was arrested in Huddersfield by…

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Reform UK councillor charged after alleged racist social media post
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Reform UK councillor charged after alleged racist social media post

Sunderland’s Reform UK councillor Glenn Gibbins was elected in May 2026. Composite: Reform UKView image in…

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Will we ever find Peter Falconio’s body? - podcast
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Will we ever find Peter Falconio’s body? - podcast

00:00:0000:00:00Full StoryPeter Falconio murder caseWill we ever find Peter Falconio’s body? – Full Story…

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Have you done an apprenticeship in recent years in England? We’d like to hear about your experience
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Have you done an apprenticeship in recent years in England? We’d like to hear about your experience

Andy Burnham meets with apprentices and graduates at Alstom Transport this week. Photograph: Lauren Hurley/No 10…

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The UK has an adult PM again prepared to speak to voters as fellow adults
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The UK has an adult PM again prepared to speak to voters as fellow adults

Andy Burnham meets residents and staff after he delivered a speech during a visit to to a care home in north London.…

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‘Ask the right questions’: what you need to know before buying shares
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‘Ask the right questions’: what you need to know before buying shares

Experts caution that a company’s past performance may not be a reliable indicator of future returns. Photograph:…

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‘Farage’s got to come clean or clear off’: what voters on Clacton beach think about their MP – and the country
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‘Farage’s got to come clean or clear off’: what voters on Clacton beach think about their MP – and the country

Nigel Farage resigned as MP for the Clacton constituency, prompting a snap byelection that has attracted a wide field…

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From the archive: ‘A dizzying maze’: how the UK immigration system is geared to reject – podcast
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From the archive: ‘A dizzying maze’: how the UK immigration system is geared to reject – podcast

Read by Lucy ScottMore ways to listenApple podcastsSpotifyRSS FeedDownloadWritten by Maya Goodfellow and read by Lucy…

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Security firm linked to ICE crackdown in US reports UK revenue slump after asylum centre contract ends
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Security firm linked to ICE crackdown in US reports UK revenue slump after asylum centre contract ends

MTC UK’s contract for providing security there ended in September 2025. Photograph: Stuart Brock/EPAView image in…

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Can Andy Burnham end rough sleeping? – podcast
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Can Andy Burnham end rough sleeping? – podcast

Photograph: Joel Goodman/The GuardianExplore more on these topicsHomelessnessToday in FocusPovertySocial exclusionAndy…

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Can Andy Burnham charm Volodymyr Zelenskyy? | Politics Weekly
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Can Andy Burnham charm Volodymyr Zelenskyy? | Politics Weekly

Presented by Pippa Crerar and Jessica Elgot , produced by Frankie Tobi and Nada Smiljanic , original music by Axel…

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Social care reform in England: how could we pay to fix a ‘broken system’?
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Social care reform in England: how could we pay to fix a ‘broken system’?

Andy Burnham said he was willing to ‘expend a lot of political capital’ on pushing through reform to adult social…

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