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Sir Keir Starmer has declared "my work is done" and "I go with a smile" in his final speech as prime minister. Speaking outside Downing Street before offering his resignation to the King at Buckingham Palace, Sir Keir said he would pass the baton to Andy Burnham. Joined by his wife Lady Victoria, he insisted the country is stronger and fairer than when Labour took office. Prisons minister Lord James […]

Spain have won the World Cup after scoring a late extra-time winner against Argentina. Despite some late panic in the penalty box, Spain dominated much of the match, finishing the game with twenty shots on goal. The victory secures their second World Cup triumph, echoing their historic 2010 win against the Netherlands in South Africa. A US service member has been killed following an Iranian attack in northern Iraq during […]

Scrapping digital ID is Andy Burnham's first notable policy intervention before becoming prime minister on Monday. The incoming leader has been tight-lipped on specific proposals but announced Sir Keir Starmer's digital ID programme is to be axed, with funds spent on tackling the cost of living instead. Other elements, including digital driving licences, a uniform login system, and an official document storage app, will continue. A forty-two-year-old man has been […]

A drill rapper from Slough who murdered a social media star has been jailed for life with a minimum term of twenty-eight years. Ellis Heather was found guilty of killing Stephen Morrisson, who was fatally stabbed in Essex six years ago. The court heard Mr Morrisson had disrupted a music video shoot featuring snakes and a Komodo dragon before the attack. Temperatures in the United Kingdom have risen above thirty […]

Iran has asked Houthi allies in Yemen to prepare to close the vital Red Sea oil route if the United States attacks Iranian power infrastructure. Sources tell Reuters the Houthis have completed preparations using missiles and drones near the Bab el Mandeb waterway, which carries seven per cent of global energy supplies. Two young men have been jailed for hacking into the Transport for London cyber network. Thalha Jubair and […]