PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham - who is expected to succeed Keir Starmer in No10 later this month - said his focus would be delivering on Labour’s 2024 election manifesto18:40, 03 Jul 2026Updated 18:47, 03 Jul 2026View 2 ImagesAndy Burnham took part in an Ask Me Anything (AMA) on the online platform Reddit(Image: Getty Images)Andy Burnham has ruled out calling an early general election if he becomes Prime Minister - and vowed to keep the state pensions triple lock.Mr Burnham, who is expected to succeed Keir Starmer in No10 later…

Residents in Stoke Heath, Shropshire were angry about proposals to put asylum seekers in a row of £250k newbuild houses. But the plan has now been put on hold15:58, 03 Jul 2026Updated 15:58, 03 Jul 2026View 4 ImagesResidents weren't happy(Image: Anita Maric / SWNS)A plan to house 83 asylum seekers on a road dubbed ‘Migrant Street’ have been put on hold following a dramatic U-turn. Locals in the remote Shropshire village of Stoke Heath expressed fury that asylum seekers would be living in a row of £250,000 newbuild houses in…

EXCLUSIVE: Liverpudlian singer-songwriter Jamie Webster has praised Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham and says that he believes the MP will be more approachable to the public17:05, 03 Jul 2026Updated 17:41, 03 Jul 2026View 8 ImagesJamie Webster has praised Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham(Image: AP Photo/Alastair Grant)Jamie Webster believes that Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham will "give the north a voice". It comes days before Burnham is expected to be announced as the leader of the Labour Party,…

Croatia were knocked out of the World Cup in dramatic fashion as frustrated fans hurled bottles onto the pitch in Toronto after VAR ruled out Josko Gvardiol's late equaliser against Portugal for offside.06:23, 03 Jul 2026Updated 06:23, 03 Jul 2026View 2 ImagesPlayers react as referee Espen Eskas prepares to announce his decision following a VAR review(Image: Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images)Croatian fans hurled bottles onto the pitch after their team had a late equaliser disallowed against Portugal in the World Cup. Josko Gvardiol…