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Following the resignation of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the man tipped for the top job, Andy Burnham, is preparing to set out his economic credentials.

Andy Burnham says his Makerfield by-election win could be a "turning point" but says "there will be no second chance".

After the US lifted its blockade of Iran, with oil tankers now beginning to move freely through the Strait of Hormuz, it has been revealed the price of petrol and diesel has begun to fall, and could keep dropping in the coming months.

Voters are heading to the polls in the crunch Makerfield by-election today which open the door to Andy Burnham's challenge to Keir Starmer's leadership.

In an unusually busy period for local democracy, 77 council seats are up for grabs in by-elections in England, Scotland and Wales.

The Prime Minister is expected to "call time on a system that's failing our kids" as he lays out his plan to ban social media for under-16s today.

The meningitis vaccine is set to be rolled out to those with the "highest immediate risk" - who is eligible for the jab.

John Healey has served as Secretary of State for Defence since July 2024.

As calls mount for a monument in celebration of Sir David Attenborough - we look into where a statue of the 'true national treasure' should go.

The Prime Minister is set to unveil plans for an under-16s social media ban.