Andy Burnham is meeting senior opposition politicians in a bid to build cross-party consensus on reforming social care.
The Prime Minister pledged to spend his early political capital to stop people having to sell their homes and assets to fund care, while helping ease pressure on the National Health Service.
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has refused to apologise after re-posting an image of a man wearing a t-shirt featuring a guillotine and a slogan referencing Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
Reform UK reported Mr Polanski to the police, claiming the post could constitute incitement to murder. Mr Polanski said he would not apologise for an inadvertent mistake.
An inquest has opened into the death of a thirty-four-year-old man in Slough.
Jacob Toby Grimshaw died at an address in the town on May 3rd this year. Senior Coroner Heidi Connor opened the proceedings at Reading Coroner’s Court on Tuesday, confirming that his identity had been formally verified by Thames Valley Police.
Amber and yellow heat health alerts come into force today as the United Kingdom faces its fourth widespread heatwave of the year.
Temperatures are expected to peak at thirty-five degrees Celsius in the hottest areas. Although conditions will cool slightly from Thursday, temperatures in the mid-to-high twenties will persist into the weekend, worsening dry conditions.
Iran has launched multiple ballistic missiles in an attempted surprise attack on American forces in the Middle East, according to United States Central Command.
All incoming missiles were successfully intercepted, ending a brief break in hostilities aimed at aiding diplomatic talks. US and Saudi forces subsequently launched retaliatory strikes against Iran-aligned targets in Iraq.
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