‘Burnham bounce’ takes Labour top of polls as party set for landslide victory in Manchester
Polling expert said latest polls ‘have changed the discourse of British politics’: ‘We are no longer talking about Reform becoming the government’ The “Burnham bounce” has seen Labour take a…
GP walk-in clinics see low attendance leading to accusations of failure
A series of walk-in GP clinics which the Scottish government said would end the “8am rush” for appointments have seen low attendance rates, first figures show. Public Health Scotland data,…
Naga Munchetty to leave BBC Breakfast after 17 years for Radio 5 Live
Naga Munchetty is to leave BBC Breakfast after 17 years on the flagship television show to become co-presenter of Radio 5 Live’s breakfast show. The current 5 Live Breakfast hosts,…
Marmite and Dove owner Unilever warns of price rises due to growing costs
Unilever has warned it will push through further price rises over the coming months, as the Marmite, Dove and Hellmann’s owner tries to recoup its own growing costs. The Anglo-Dutch…
French warship accused of firing shots as Tory frontbencher films in Channel
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp accused the French of ‘attempted intimidation’ A French warship has been accused of “attempted intimidation” after it appeared to fire warning shots within 300 metres…
Disgraced funeral director treated bodies ‘like a piece of meat’ as families left distraught
Robert Bush had kept 35 bodies in various states of decomposition at his funeral home in Hull A funeral director who kept 35 decomposing bodies at a site in Hull…
Rain brings hope of relief for fire crews fighting Cairngorms wildfire
There is hope that heavy rainfall will help efforts to tackle a wildfire that has been burning in the Cairngorms for two weeks. About 70 firefighters and nine fire appliances…
London weather tracker: How hot the capital could get in fourth heatwave of summer
Sweltering temperatures are expected in the capital this week Temperatures in London are set to soar to as high as 35C this week as the country braces for its fourth…
Mapped: Where in the UK are temperatures set to hit 35C?
The Met Office is expecting a ‘North-South split’ with high temperatures in the South, but Scotland seeing clouds and outbreaks of rain Parts of southern England are set to bask…
What Andy Burnham’s school curriculum shake-up means for young people and parents
It is the most significant change to the schooling system since 2011 Andy Burnham has announced a major shake-up to England’s education system in a bid to tackle youth unemployment…