1+ week, 6+ day ago   (687+ words) Senior Conservative Sir James Cleverly has accused Andy Burnham of waging a “war on London” and promised to “fight its corner” in his pitch for the mayoralty. The former foreign and home secretary said the Prime Minister’s devolution drive would…...

4+ week, 45+ min ago   (651+ words) A fundraiser for the family of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday has topped £30,000. Prof Arday had resigned from his post as the professor of sociology of education last week after allegations of plagiarism were made against him. He was pronounced…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (201+ words) A steakhouse chain will shut all of its restaurants in September as part of a major hospitality restructure. Bar + Block, which currently operates 20 sites across the UK, will close its doors as part of Whitbread’s decision to shut all of…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (533+ words) Andy Burnham has said it was a “major dereliction of public duty” that politicians had failed for decades to resolve the crisis in social care. The Prime Minister said the blame lies with “my generation of politicians” who had not…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (379+ words) Hospital bosses in Newcastle have pledged to crackdown on racist abuse aimed at NHS staff. City leaders heard on Thursday that “far too many” workers at the Royal Victoria Infirmary or Freeman Hospital had reported incidents of racism. Caroline Docking,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (227+ words) Southport will fall silent next week to mark two years since three girls were killed in an attack on a dance class. Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine; Bebe King, six; and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, died in an attack at…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (617+ words) Andy Burnham became Britain’s seventh Prime Minister in 10 years on Monday and moved swiftly to settle into the top job. His first day began with an official audience with the King at Buckingham Palace before delivering his first address as…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (785+ words) Hillsborough law will rewire the state and pass power to the hands of ordinary people, Andy Burnham said as it was backed by MPs in the House of Commons. The prime minister-in-waiting thanked his “friend” Sir Keir Starmer for his…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (613+ words) A UK transport and storage company has entered administration after more than 39 years. Trans Haul (Europe) Limited was founded back in 1987 and specialises in logistics, warehousing, and contract packing in the UK and overseas. The company has a fleet of…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (812+ words) As the heatwave seemingly subsides a bit, I hope everyone in the constituency is enjoying the weather and keeping safe. While the peak of discomfort might have passed, the temperatures remain high and I know that for some, including for…...