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Villagers evacuated from their homes and several men arrested on suspicion of explosives offences Villagers have been evacuated from their homes near an RAF base and several men have been arrested as the Army’s explosives experts examine vehicles, police said. A major incident has been declared, with armed police manning a cordon near the village of Whelford in Gloucestershire, near RAF Fairford which is used by the United States Air […]

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner revealed the plans on the first day of Labour’s annual conference Local leaders will get stronger powers to take possession of empty and derelict homes so they can be brought back into use, Angela Rayner has announced. The Housing Secretary revealed the plans on the first day of Labour’s annual conference, which are aimed at bringing the 300,000 empty homes across England back into use. The […]

The energy price cap will rise by 4% from Thursday for a typical household in England, Scotland and Wales More than four million homes who remain on a standard energy tariff have been urged to send in meter readings to avoid paying higher prices from October 1. The energy price cap will rise by 4% from Thursday for a typical household in England, Scotland and Wales, just as cooler temperatures […]

The Traitors presenter Claudia Winkleman is to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story. The 54-year-old, who will also present the second series of The Celebrity Traitors when it launches on October 1, will read Monkeypig – written and illustrated by Huw Aaron – on the same day at 6.50pm on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer. Monkeypig follows the story of Molly – who lives happily among the monkeys in the jungle – […]

Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra is set to call for Holyrood to decentralise its powers at his first conference as party leader. Speaking at the UK Labour conference in Liverpool, Michael Marra will say that “too much power” is centralised in Scotland and call for skills policy to be devolved to Scotland’s regions. Mr Marra is expected to say: “Too much power is centralised in Scotland. The Scottish Parliament has […]

England embraced the chaos but failed to see off Spain as the world champions punished Harry Kane’s missed spot-kick to secure a 3-2 comeback win in Saturday’s helter-skelter Nations League opener. Thomas Tuchel’s men returned to action 10 weeks on from the agonising World Cup semi-final collapse to Argentina looking to lift the mood against the side which defeated them in the Euro 2024 final. Lamine Yamal capitalised on a […]

Andy Burnham promised to set the UK on a new course because the decade since the Brexit vote had resulted in “drift and division”. The Prime Minister vowed to set out how he will deliver “good growth in every postcode, hope in every heart” as he arrived in Liverpool for his first Labour Party conference as leader. Mr Burnham said: “We’re going to make this a really important week where […]

Heathrow’s third runway has been delayed for four years until 2039. Bosses at the airport, the largest and busiest in the UK, have told the Government that sticking to the current 2035 deadline is not possible, it is understood. The shifting deadline is likely to come as a blow to Andy Burnham’s ambitions to deliver economic growth, as Labour’s annual conference kicks off in Liverpool. The 2035 deadline was set […]

Andy Burnham has used a marathon broadcast round to “knock dead” a rumour he is considering an early general election, as he heads to Liverpool to front the Labour Party’s annual conference for the first time. The Prime Minister will head to Merseyside alongside party delegates and activists for the event, which begins at the weekend and will end on Wednesday. Writing in this year’s conference guide, Mr Burnham described […]