Reform mayoral candidate described sessions on ‘challenges facing trans people’ as ‘indoctrination’

Exclusive: Sian Astley hit out at ‘aggressive transgender ideology’ and said it would have ‘no place’ in Greater Manchester under her leadership

Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, Green Party and Restore Britain will not be fielding candidates in this by-election

Demonstrators are expected to demand that Mr Burnham’s government takes meaningful action to address Israel’s actions in Gaza

Mr Burnham promised to be a leader in ‘all places’ as Britain’s next prime minister

The Reform UK leader said ‘nothing will get better’ under Burnham who will become prime minister on Monday

No more than 8 per cent of patients should wait longer than 18 weeks from referral to treatment, the government says

The water supplier said it was in discussions with lenders to agree a new loan facility.

Former Downing Street insiders Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson are here to give you a peek behind the curtain on a PM’s first day, reports Maja Anushka

Andy Burnham has finally been crowned Labour Party leader. Attention turns now to his top team, with home secretary Shabana Mahmood hotly tipped to be named chancellor. Meanwhile, Ed Miliband and Wes Streeting continue to cast a shadow over Burnham’s picks. On Monday, after formalities with the King, Burnham will become the UK’s seventh prime minister in ten years.

The frontrunner for the position of chancellor in Andy Burnham’s cabinet widely expected to be Shabana Mahmood. Some commentators have already taken to criticising the potential move, in a way that Helen MacNamara has branded ‘annoying’ and Cleo Watson called ‘misunderstood’.

The MP covered his face with shaking hands as the verdicts were delivered

Andy Burnham was unveiled as leader insisting ‘I have a plan’, but warning that they can no longer try to ‘out-Reform Reform’

Dan Neidle said he ‘would now be surprised if HMRC do not open an enquiry’

Jack Shepherd, 38, was recalled to prison in September last year

He fatally stabbed the 30-year-old, then went on to rap about the killing

The Met Office also revealed that temperatures in the UK on Thursday peaked at 30.6C in Somerset

Former Detective Sergeant Jason Grafham was an exhibits officer for the murder of 18-year-old Sally Anne Bowman in Croydon in 2005

Kiran Kaur was found guilty of assisting an offender – her son, Vickrum Digwa

The company is seeking injunctions preventing Next and Hamleys from ‘passing off’ their products

A Land Value Tax has been suggested as an alternative to the current dissatisfaction around stamp duty

The boy’s parents admitted they feared their son ‘wasn’t going to make it’ after multiple operations

The Makerfield MP has declared that he is ‘ready to lead’ the country

Political editor David Maddox was in the room at the TUC headquarters in London as Andy Burnham became Labour leader, warning his party this is their ‘last chance’

The court heard Vicki Williams was a ‘lone female teacher’ and an ‘easy target’ when the boy allegedly launched his attack

Mr Burnham promised to be a leader in ‘all places’ as Britain’s next prime minister

The grounding has led to service cancellations, and diesel engines being brought in as last-minute replacements

The boy’s parents admitted they feared their son ‘wasn’t going to make it’ after multiple operations

Mr Burnham promised to be a leader in ‘all places’ as Britain’s next prime minister

The Makerfield MP has spoken out on income tax, stamp duty and more – so what might change?

From income tax to capital gains levies – we examine how Andy Burnham’s likely new chancellor could impact your wallet