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Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:47:51 GMT
Andy Burnham to hand mayors powers over local planning decisions
Mayors to overrule councils in order to “call in” decisions on large-scale developments

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:36:20 GMT
Major UK-funded climate project in Bangladesh forced to close over aid cuts
Exclusive: Climate adaptation project set to be ended two years early, with charity Practical Action criticising the Foreign Office over cuts that will halve UK aid to Bangladesh this year. Nick Ferris reports

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:06:27 GMT
Iranian hackers carry out unprecedented attack on UK’s power network
The generator was forced to shut down for four days following the cyber attack

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 06:38:16 GMT
Rare Easter Island jewellery bought for £100 by British collector sells for £75,000 at auction
The collector has ‘made quite a good return’, Wiltshire auction house says

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:51:35 GMT
What rejoining the EU single market would mean for the UK economy
The prime minister has been urged to bring the UK back into the European Union’s single market. But would it bring economic boosts? Dan Haygarth, Athena Stavrou and Karl Matchett find out.

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:30:37 GMT
Revealed: Reform rakes in £20m in donations from crypto investors
Exclusive: Crypto has become a major source of funding for Nigel Farage’s party, accounting for nearly 60 per cent of its total donations since 2024

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:59:44 GMT
A66 crash: Seven dead including two officers after collision during police chase on Teesside
Two police officers who died along with five members of the public have been named as police chief says it is ‘an incredibly sad day for Cleveland’

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:25:39 GMT
Two men arrested over young soldier’s mysterious death in River Tyne
Liam Potts, 22, went into the river ‘minutes’ after a car crashed into pedestrians nearby

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:41:26 GMT
Fears for Mandelson investigation as Met still doesn’t have unredacted Epstein files
The Labour grandee and former foreign secretary was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office in February

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:28:30 GMT
The blueprint for Burnham’s plan to ‘rewire Britain’ could be found 700 miles away
Andy Burnham has pledged to ‘rewire’ the UK by moving money and power out of London and into its regions. In Northern Spain, one city might provide the blueprint for how to do so. Dan Haygarth finds out

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:09:33 GMT
Man arrested after ferry passenger ‘bomb threat’ sparks evacuation
A passenger who went overboard made threats to rescuers

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:24:24 GMT
Constance Marten given permission to appeal sentence for manslaughter of baby
The aristocrat is serving a 14-year sentence after her daughter died in a tent on the South Downs

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:58:27 GMT
How does Moderna’s new melanoma vaccine work – and could it treat other cancers?
Melanoma is the most aggressive form of skin cancer causing about 2,600 deaths a year in the UK

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