The cut-through tactics that have given Burnham his edge

After his first week as PM, Mr Burnham has taken Labour to the top spot in three polls with a flurry of social media videos, 6am announcements and positive vibes. Political editor David Maddox looks at whether it can last

It comes as the country prepares for the fourth heatwave of the year, with temperatures expected to peak as high as 35C across south-east England on Wednesday

Andy Burnham finally sat down to face some old-school scrutiny this week.

Sameeha and Shelina Rahman died in the incident while Musa Ahmed, 7, was flown to hospital

Ministers believe fewer young people will be discouraged from applying for apprenticeships for fear their family might lose out on benefits

Mostafa Rahmani says he is at risk of arrest and detention if he is returned to Iran but the Home Office have refused his asylum claim

Ministers believe fewer young people will be discouraged from applying for apprenticeships for fear their family might lose out on benefits

James Desborough is now a serial killer having killed three men in separate incidents over five months

Robert Bush had kept 31 bodies in various states of decomposition at his funeral home in Hull

Jade Belgrove warned that releasing sex offenders and rapists from prison early could weaken faith in the justice system

Axel was adopted by Andy Burnham and his wife nearly 10 years ago

The assaults happened in February and June last year and sparked his recall to prison

Recipe searches for toad in the hole were up 67%

Sweltering temperatures are expected in the capital this week

The new prime minister has promised to use ‘whatever political capital I have’ to reform social care, insisting he would not leave office without making ‘substantial’ change to the system.

Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd has pleaded guilty at Isleworth Crown Court to violently assaulting a woman, including attacking her with a set of barbecue tongs.

Norfolk Police said Madalin Ilinca was stopped at the port of Dover re-entering the UK and subsequently charged

Andy Burnham said he is ‘on a mission’ to halt the rise in the number of youngsters not in education, employment or training (Neet)

Robert Bush had kept 31 bodies in various states of decomposition at his funeral home in Hull

GSK is hoping all workers will relocate to either Cambridge or Ware

Alexandra Walker and boyfriend Harrison Simpson convicted of the murder of toddler Isabelle Welsh

With three polls now putting Labour ahead of Reform for the first time in over a year, has the new prime minister’s flurry of early policies genuinely reversed Labour’s fortunes, or is it Reform doing the work for him?

National Education Union (NEU) leader says asking schools to keep doing more with less is ‘not sustainable’

The National Education Union (NEU) leader said asking schools to keep doing more with less is ‘not sustainable’

‘If everybody says “no prison near me”, we won’t get these built’, Kemi Badenoch warned

Wildfires could become ‘exceptionally severe’ if they break out in the South East, forecasters warned

The Met Office is expecting a ‘North-South split’ with high temperatures in the South, but Scotland seeing clouds and outbreaks of rain

Wildfires could become ‘exceptionally severe’ if they break out in the South East, forecasters warned

Joe Cordina is a former two-time world champion and boxed for Team GB at the 2016 Olympics

Polling expert said latest polls ‘have changed the discourse of British politics’: ‘We are no longer talking about Reform becoming the government’