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Prime Minister Andy Burnham, accompanied by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan  (second left)  and Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden (left), speaks to members of staff during his visit to Sainsbury's supermarket in Nine Elms, London, August 26, 2026
Politics / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026

National Education Union welcomes move but tells PM to go further and refund careers advice for young people

A gas hob burning on a stove. Ofgem has confirmed an 80.06 percent rise in the energy price cap, sending the average household's yearly bill from GBP 1,971 to GBP 3,549 from October. Picture date: Friday August 26, 2022
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026

TUC calls for tax increase on bank profits to pay for social tariff to cut household bills

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth with his newly elected Senedd members on the steps of the Senedd, following winning the most seats in the Welsh Parliament election, May 9, 2026
Wales / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026

Plaid Cymru marks 100 days in Welsh government

US President Donald Trump speaks during a back to school event in the Rose Garden of the White House, August 24, 2026
Diplomacy / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026
Housing Secretary Angela Rayner speaks to the media after meeting with emergency responders who fought the home-destroying Stourbridge fires at West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service HQ in Birmingham, August 17, 2026
Editorial / 25 August 2026
25 August 2026
An aerial view of housing in south west London, July 31, 2026
Housing Crisis / 25 August 2026
25 August 2026

Social Housing Action Campaign blasts PM’s decision to break commitment to allocate 100% of Affordable Homes Programme to social rents

Drought in the New Forest
Labour / 27 August 2026
27 August 2026

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

Relatives of Palestinian Karim Shalaldeh, 17, cry over his body at a hospital in the West Bank city of Hebron, August 21, 2026
West Bank / 21 August 2026
21 August 2026

Labour's Emily Thornberry calls on PM to ban goods from Israel-held Palestinian territory

Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey gives his first all staff address at HM Treasury in central London, July 21, 2026
Economy / 21 August 2026
21 August 2026
Climate activists from Greenpeace and Uplift during a demonstration outside the Scottish Court of Session, Edinburgh, on the first day of the Rosebank and Jackdaw judicial review hearing, November 12, 2024
Climate Crisis / 21 August 2026
21 August 2026