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Burnham’s education plan directly contradicts Labour’s Schools Act, Tories claim – UK politics live
The new prime minister is linking the need for better vocational education in school with his belief in localismKemi Badenoch is about to hold a press conference where she will...
Burnham urged to increase tax on banks as Barclays’ profits soar
TUC says lender ‘can easily afford to pay more tax’ as it increases bonus pool by nearly 30%Business live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has been urged to launch a tax...
Firefighters hasten efforts to contain massive wildfires in France and Spain ahead of heatwave – Europe live
Emmanuel Macron warns that ‘we have to hold out’ as fires burn near city; Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez warns of ‘difficult hours’ aheadFrance and Spain race to contain huge...
Top Gear’s Richard Hammond fined for speeding in Bentley and Porsche
Co-presenter of former BBC motoring show given penalty after being caught twice in three weeksThe former Top Gear host Richard Hammond has been fined £999 by a court after being...
New Victorian premier Ben Carroll says ‘I will do things differently’ – as it happened
This blog is now closedJacinta Allan resigns as Victorian premier before leadership challenge by Ben CarrollWho is Ben Carroll?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastACTU president...
India’s Cockroach movement threatens to restart protests after mass student arrests
Cockroach Janta party says government has broken promise, with detentions in Delhi, Assam, West Bengal and BiharIndia’s youth-led “Cockroach” movement, whose nationwide protests forced the resignation of the education minister,...
‘Shake down Angus’: Taylor named as potential donor to NSW Liberal ‘Reformers’ being investigated by Icac
Federal opposition leader, who is not accused of wrongdoing, says he won’t provide ‘running commentary on matters before commission’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news...
About 900,000 Origin Energy customers affected by hack as company admits it was warned weeks before public told
Chief executive, Frank Calabria, apologises and advises customers to look out for suspicious activity amid heightened scam risk Origin Energy has admitted it was warned of the hack that accessed...
Ben Carroll announces royal commission into construction sector as first act as new premier of Victoria
Jacinta Allan steps down from top job before expected spill, saying her deputy has her ‘unqualified support’Live updates: Jacinta Allan quits as premier of VictoriaWho is Ben Carroll?Get our breaking...
Blow to NHS as Royal Mail raises prices for bulk users by a third
Average 25% increase for letters such as marketing, bills and medical appointment notices from 5 OctoberRoyal Mail will increase the price of its wholesale postal service by as much as...
World-class Jodrell Bank is under threat and UK risks a physics brain drain
Funding crisis could lead to an exodus that would be a blow for British science and national growthOn a chilly day in December 1945, Bernard Lovell, a physicist at the...
‘We have lost everything’: extreme rainfall across Asia brings flash floods and typhoons
From Afghanistan to Taiwan, unprecedented deluge highlights devastating impact of climate breakdown“It rained for 10 days and 10 nights, non-stop – I’d never seen anything like it,” says Anar Gul,...