Burnham concedes cost-of-living package won't fix bills, signals further business rates cuts at Budget
Andy Burnham says he cannot "promise the earth" on living costs and signals wider business rates action in the 28 October Budget.
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Burnham gives councils power to block betting shops as Nacro reports rise in homeless prison leavers
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US helicopter fires two Hellfire missiles to disable cargo ship bound for Iran
CENTCOM says US forces fired two Hellfire missiles at the Vela Nova, the third ship disabled under the Iran blockade.
Burnham rejects asylum opt-out for wealthy areas after Oxfordshire village revolt
Burnham says richer areas must share asylum housing, after Piddington residents opposed 1,250 places at MoD Bicester.
Farage faces Count Binface as major parties boycott Clacton by-election he triggered
Clacton votes on 13 August in a by-election shunned by Labour, the Tories, Lib Dems and Greens, leaving Count Binface as Farage's main rival.
Free school meals expand but holiday food scheme stays shut to 500,000 children, charity says
Free school meals expand to all Universal Credit households in September, but the holiday food scheme keeps its £7,400 income threshold.
GMP trainee officer charged with rape and kidnap after M62 car stop
A suspended 23-year-old GMP trainee officer faces rape and kidnap charges after an alleged off-duty attack; GMP has referred itself to the IOPC.
Amnesty accuses Farage of putting 'hate and inhumanity' before leadership over El Salvador prison plan
Reform UK says it will send foreign offenders to jails in El Salvador and Kosovo; Amnesty condemns the plan.
Labour overtakes Reform in several polls for first time in over a year under Burnham
Labour leads Reform in several national polls three weeks into Andy Burnham's premiership, though results vary between pollsters.
Khan demands Westminster scrap plan to curb new pubs and bars in Soho
Mayor asks Westminster to scrap West End licensing curbs; council says there is no plan to ban standing while drinking.
NCA money-laundering suspect funnelled $100m into Trump family crypto venture, New York Times reports
The New York Times reports Guren "Bobby" Zhou, under NCA money laundering investigation, put $100m into World Liberty Financial.
Most X accounts posting on Belfast and Southampton riots were based abroad, analysis finds
Guardian analysis says 54.7% of X accounts posting about the Belfast and Southampton disorder were shown as being outside the UK.