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Reform UK's leader Dan Thomas has resigned as the party's Welsh leader.

Andy Burnham, himself a Catholic, says it is "unacceptable for there to be a legislative bar against people of any faith performing all the functions of my office".

In a joint statement, unions say donations totalling £72m to Reform UK threaten the "integrity of democracy".

It comes after Reform received donations totalling £72m from two British crypto-billionaires who have both recently lived abroad.

The home secretary wants to double the time it takes for most migrants to qualify for permanent residence.

But other factors, including developments in the Middle East, may also be playing a role.

The state pension rises by the highest of wage growth, inflation or 2.5%.

Colin Sutton is due to perform his true crime show on-stage 127 times between January and November.

Residents of Piddington, near Bicester, will vote in a symbolic referendum on Tuesday.

Louise Haigh is set to address growing concerns over AI safety on Tuesday in comments at the TUC Congress.