EU institutions, UK-EU relations, and Brexit aftermath
Police logged nearly 9,000 reports of illegal hare coursing in a single year as organised gangs terrorise farmers with violence, threats and dumped animal carcasses. The rural crime crisis is spreading across England’s flatlands with few signs of slowing down.
Reform UK has told its councillors to frame an inquiry into party donations as an ‘establishment stitch-up,’ according to internal guidance. The directive comes as the Electoral Commission conducts a formal review into the party’s finances.
Andy Burnham became the UK’s 59th prime minister on Friday, promising a ‘circuit breaker’ moment to reset British politics and tackle NHS waiting lists topping 7.5 million. His opening moves signal a deliberate break from Westminster convention.
Andy Burnham’s political record spans immigration, economics and public services — and reveals a politician carefully building a platform for Labour’s top job. His views are more complex than his reputation suggests.
Fifty women have come forward to tell the BBC they were pressured or coerced by their partners into having sex with strangers through swinging. Their accounts are prompting fresh calls for better recognition of sexual coercion within relationships.
Craig Bowe had taken his family to a Mersea Island beach to celebrate his daughter’s birthday when he heard screaming from the sea. What followed was a desperate and ultimately heartbreaking attempt to save a mother and child from drowning.
Andy Burnham has unveiled a reshuffled 12-member cabinet for Greater Manchester, vowing to tackle housing shortages and restore public faith in regional government. The Mayor is targeting 10,000 new affordable homes and leaning hard on the Bee Network as proof that devolution can deliver.
Andy Burnham has walked into Downing Street facing an economy under pressure, an NHS in crisis, and a fractured union demanding answers. His first months in power will test whether his reputation for reform can survive contact with the reality of governing.
Angela Rayner has refused to repay £16,876 in ministerial severance pay after returning to the cabinet as housing secretary just weeks after leaving government. The row has put fresh pressure on politicians to reform rules critics say amount to a taxpayer-funded revolving door.
Andy Burnham has spent months building an economic and political blueprint that goes far beyond Greater Manchester. From public ownership to radical devolution, here’s what he’s proposing — and why it matters.
