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• May goes to the wire with new Brexit deadline

  24-02-2019 22:38 via ft.com
  Gambit to win fresh concessions dismays business, Europhile MPs and EU leaders
  
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• Burnham urges shops not to sell disposable BBQs over wildfire risks

  12-08-2026 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The PM wants the public to avoid using single-use grills during the current spell of extremely dry weather.
  
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• Burnham urges retailers to stop selling disposable BBQs amid wildfires

  12-08-2026 20:22 via ft.com
  PM holds emergency government meeting in response to drought and heatwaves
  
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• Burnham urges retailers to stop selling disposable barbecues amid wildfires

  12-08-2026 20:22 via ft.com
  PM holds emergency government meeting in response to drought and heatwaves
  
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• Crackdown on zero-hours contracts could cost UK firms up to £3bn per year

  12-08-2026 19:42 via ft.com
  About £1.2bn will come from new rules forcing bosses to pay compensation for cancelled shifts
  
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• Ann Widdecombe's loved ones gather for her funeral

  12-08-2026 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A requiem mass is held for the former MP at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, near her Dartmoor home.
  
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• Ministers push ahead with housing asylum seekers on ex-military sites

  12-08-2026 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government says former MoD sites are the best option despite protests from people living nearby.
  
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• Swinney calls for Burnham rethink on Chinese factory in Highlands

  12-08-2026 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first minister is dismissing claims he is putting political point scoring before national security concerns.
  
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• How the Clacton by-election count will take place

  12-08-2026 16:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The count with the longest ballot paper in British history is due to start at 22:00 BST on Thursday.
  
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• Burnham warned Iran war could hit UK growth next year

  12-08-2026 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The conflict in the Middle East has pushed up oil and fuel prices, and also disrupted supply chains.
  
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• Estonia rejects proposals to take prisoners from UK jails

  12-08-2026 15:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Estonia's justice minister rules out a deal with the UK after Reform and the Conservatives suggested renting prison space abroad.
  
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• Early release scheme risks more serious crimes, probation chief inspector warns

  12-08-2026 10:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chief inspector of probation for England and Wales tells the BBC services are already under "unprecedented pressure".
  
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• Fifty police chiefs call for PM to prevent early release of PC Harper's killers

  12-08-2026 10:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The intervention comes after Andy Burnham said he was "confident" the early release of PC Harper's killers could be prevented.
  
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• Burnham holds emergency Cobra meeting in response to heatwaves

  12-08-2026 10:47 via ft.com
  Prime minister’s move comes as several areas in UK tackle wildfires and drought amid extreme high temperatures
  
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• Why Burnham could be tempted by an early election gamble

  12-08-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  A bold move to seek a fresh mandate seems underpriced to me, even though the risks are formidable
  
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• Burnham has more to lose from an early election, but we should not rule it out

  12-08-2026 10:30 via ft.com
  A bold move to seek a fresh mandate seems underpriced to me, even though the risks are formidable
  
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• Burnham to hold emergency Cobra meeting in response to heatwaves

  12-08-2026 09:54 via ft.com
  Prime minister’s move comes as several areas in UK tackle wildfires and drought amid extreme high temperatures
  
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• Homes near pylons to get £250 a year off energy bills – first sites revealed

  12-08-2026 09:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Households living within 1,600ft of upgraded pylons will get £250 a year off their electricity bills.
  
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• Poorest areas should not house all asylum seekers, says Burnham

  12-08-2026 09:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The prime minister was asked about protests over plans to use a former military base to house asylum seekers.
  
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• PM admits cost of living help is not enough and hints at further support

  12-08-2026 06:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The PM has announced a rake of measures to help people since taking office three weeks ago.
  
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• The way to fix global warming

  12-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  The answer is obvious to all except the real climate change zealots: the anti-net zero movement
  
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• Reform UK figure previously accompanied the BNP on the campaign trail

  12-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  George Jones appeared in video footage from far-right party’s 2010 general and local election campaign in east London
  
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• Reform UK figure previously accompanied BNP on campaign trail

  12-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  George Jones appeared in video footage from far-right party’s 2010 general and local election campaign in east London
  
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• How to stop global warming

  12-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  The answer is obvious to all except the real climate change zealots: the anti-net zero movement
  
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• Chinese students in the UK pressured by criminal gangs, expert says

  12-08-2026 06:00 via ft.com
  Senior Home Office leader surveyed 916 Chinese students in the UK for his doctoral research
  
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• UK police chiefs urge Burnham to prevent early release of officer’s killers

  12-08-2026 01:57 via ft.com
  Intervention comes after PM signals he thinks those behind the death of Andrew Harper will remain in prison
  
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• Burnham 'confident' early release of PC Harper's killers can be halted

  11-08-2026 22:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The PM says the justice secretary will present a plan in September to prevent more early releases.
  
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• Andy Burnham faces first real test over his handling of prisons crisis

  11-08-2026 20:19 via ft.com
  New UK prime minister has leaned into the idea that he can respond to Britons’ concerns
  
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• Man guilty of harassing MP Stella Creasy on Tube train

  11-08-2026 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The man was "abusive and aggressive" towards the Walthamstow Labour MP on a Victoria line train.
  
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• Arday case poses awkward questions for Cambridge

  11-08-2026 19:17 via ft.com
  For Britain’s elite universities, governance issues add to funding woes
  
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