Burnham to promise devolution in first major speech since launching No 10 bid
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 02:52:55 GMT
The favourite to be the next prime minister will set out his economic vision in a speech in Manchester.
Chris Mason: Burnham begins to sketch out vision but faces huge and imminent questions
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:20:53 GMT
The new MP for Makerfield will give what his team has called "his first major leadership speech" on Monday morning.
Two boys pulled from Venezuela earthquake rubble among 33 people rescued over weekend
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 01:23:32 GMT
With tens of thousands of people missing, relatives face another night waiting for news of loved ones as the crucial window for locating survivors closes.
White working-class children failed by education system, says inquiry
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:21:50 GMT
The inquiry spoke to thousands of young people and their parents, as well as hundreds of teachers.
Navy to build drone-equipped warships instead of replacing ageing destroyers
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 03:18:06 GMT
The government says it will invest in modern drone-equipped vessels in the upcoming defence investment plan.
Temperatures to drop this week but relief from heat may be short-lived
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:54:51 GMT
Many will experience cooler air and some rain this week before a possible return to hot weather at the weekend.
Emma Raducanu withdraws from Wimbledon because of stress fracture
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:31:07 GMT
Emma Raducanu is out of Wimbledon after withdrawing on the eve of her home Grand Slam tournament with a leg injury.
Pakistan launches deadly strikes along Afghan border
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:39:05 GMT
Pakistan says its strikes were a response to "recent terrorist attacks against innocent people".
England captain Ben Stokes says retiring from international cricket 'best thing' for him
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 18:57:03 GMT
Ben Stokes describes the reasons for his international retirement as he says he became 'burned out' in the build-up to the summer.
First dinosaur bone from Antarctica found in a drawer
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:40:41 GMT
The fossil, collected in Antarctica in 1985, is part of the tail of a beast called a Titanosaur.
