Andy Burnham could learn a few lessons from a previous Labour government in the pre-privatisation era on how to tackle water shortages, writes KEITH FLETT
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Paddy McGuffin welcomes you to the Westminster steeplechase
North East Volunteers for Liberty plan to mark a double anniversary in October for local heroes who stood firm against tyranny, writes TONY FOX
India’s monsoon is running below normal overall, yet extreme rainfall has already caused deadly flooding in Kerala, explains LIGIN JOSEPH
Renewed illusions in social democratic reformism are sprouting as a result of Andy Burnham’s rhetoric, but material conditions are already intruding into the debate, argues NICK WRIGHT
The US is hell-bent on dismantling the International Criminal Court as part of its assault on global legal systems, but others also have valid reasons to seek its demise. BEN CHACKO provides the analysis
Hello and welcome to the Norfolk and Chance New Year's handicap steeplechase live from Westminster.
Already we've had quite remarkable scenes here with Universal Credit throwing its rider before the race has even started. We've been informed that the horse is OK but the vets have had to shoot Iain Duncan Smith.
Meanwhile the start has had to be delayed because Grant Schapps, aboard Bedroom Tax, seems in two minds about which of his three stalls to enter.
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