Britain braces for fourth heatwave of year as fire chiefs issue public appeal

Burnham to end prioritising university places in new schools reform

Badenoch calls for emergency legislation to stop early release schemeLast week Andy Burnham announced he was pausing early release plans for September after backlash from survivors and victims.3 hrs agoPolitics

Andy Burnham appoints Bridget Phillipson as Labour party chair

Burnham appoints Phillipson as Labour Party chairShe will work closely with Lucy Powell, having lost out to her in the deputy leadership contest.2 hrs agoPolitics

Armed police deployed at Brighton Pride after Berlin attack

Reform UK reports Zack Polanski to police over guillotine T-shirt postThe post included a photo of a man wearing a top featuring the name "Nigel" alongside an image of a guillotine.1 hr agoPolitics

‘I investigated one of Britain’s most notorious missing person cases’

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Family of Brit believed murdered in US pay tribute to ‘gentlest soul’

Hull funeral director broke families’ trust on ‘almost industrial scale’, court hears

How could Britain rejoin the EU – and would it be allowed back?

GB News pundit Matthew Torbitt pleads guilty to fraud while Labour aide

Man jailed for ‘bestial’ rape of girl, 15, in Edinburgh

Burnham told to make legislation to stop early prison releases

Funeral director who left people unburied breached families' trust 'on industrial scale', court hearsThe sentencing hearing of Robert Bush hears how the funeral parlour was likened to a "horror scene".1 hr agoHull & East Yorkshire

Police ‘conducting inquiries’ into image after Reform report Polanski