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Andy Burnham is to meet Donald Trump for the first time as world leaders gather in New York for talks on the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and the rapid development of AI. The Prime Minister and the US president will hold talks on Tuesday in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly meeting as the Ministry of Defence stepped up co-operation with American counterparts on the […]

More than 23,000 people have been killed or seriously injured in crashes involving a driver aged 17 to 24 in the past five years, police have warned. Analysis of figures from the Department of Transport between 2021 and 2025 show that the accidents included 7,500 crashes where the driver was in that age bracket, 4,000 who were passengers being driven by a young driver, and 11,600 other road users including […]

Passengers and airlines “deserve better” an aviation industry body has said, as air traffic controllers came under fire after a second issue within two weeks caused flight disruption. Flights were delayed in Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England amid an air traffic control (ATC) issue on Monday, National Air Traffic Services (Nats) said. The company said the issue was unrelated to a software fault at Nats on September 8, which […]

Andy Burnham has pledged to boost Britain’s resilience as he paid tribute to frontline workers after a summer of high temperatures, wildfires and emergencies at sea. The Prime Minister told volunteers they would never be “invisible” to him during a reception in the garden of 10 Downing Street, after a “tough” summer. He pledged to learn the lessons of a summer when record temperatures sparked wildfires across the country and […]

A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he walked into a police station and confessed his involvement in a murder more than 30 years ago. Robert Lloyd, 53, admitted to officers his part in the brutal killing of 26-year-old Michael McDermott in Moston, Manchester, in November 1994. Lloyd was part of a group of masked men armed with baseball bats and knives who attacked Mr McDermott at a […]

The Bank of England is set to open a new office in Leeds as it continues to beef up its presence in the city. Britain’s central bank has secured a new long-term site at Capitol House in Bond Court in Leeds, which it said will help house its “growing headcount” in the city and eventually replace its current office at Yorkshire House. The Bank, which is headquartered in London’s Threadneedle […]

US superstar Mariah Carey has announced a UK Christmas tour. The pop singer, 57, best known for her 1994 festive chart-topper All I Want For Christmas Is You, will perform three shows in the UK this winter as part of her Christmastime tour. The limited run of shows includes nights in Birmingham, London and Manchester. She will also perform one night in Malta. The singer announced the tour on Instagram […]

Five England players, including Chelsea forward Cole Palmer, have dropped out of the squad for the Nations League matches over the next three weeks. Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice, Newcastle full-back Tino Livramento and the Manchester United pair of Marcus Rashford and Kobbie Mainoo complete the quintet who have been declared unavailable due to injury, with Everton’s James Garner and Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White drafted in. England take on world champions […]

Reform UK has named Helen Jenner its new leader in Wales following the arrest and resignation of her predecessor. Former deputy leader Ms Jenner, Member of the Senedd for Bangor Conwy Mon, will replace Dan Thomas, the party announced on Monday. Mr Thomas was named the party’s Welsh leader in February and led Reform to become the second largest in the Welsh Parliament at an election in May. He announced […]