9+ hour, 33+ min ago  (1074+ words) The man who’s best known for beating the drum for Manchester is technically scouse by birth. Katie Rosseinsky hears from fellow Liverpool residents about what they think a Burnham premiership might bring There is a joke about Andy Burnham that…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (340+ words) As his cabinet stared solemnly into the cameras, like backing singers at ABBA Voyage, Starmer’s final speech as prime minister spoke volumes about his two years in office, says Victoria Richards Flanked by members of his cabinet, who stared solemnly…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago  (426+ words) Larry the Cat has welcomed his seventh prime minister, Andy Burnham, to No 10 Downing Street. The Makerfield MP's arrival follows his formal acceptance of King Charles's invitation to form a government. At 19 years old, the venerable Chief Mouser to the…...

3+ hour, 10+ min ago  (539+ words) Scottish Labour should debate different ideas after its catastrophic result in May’s Holyrood election, former first minister Jack McConnell has said. Lord McConnell – the last Labour first minister – has said he hopes Andy Burnham’s rise to the leadership at a…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago  (692+ words) A World Cup match official was caught standing on his tiptoes as he posed with his taller colleagues for a group photo. After Spain beat Argentina 1-0 at the final at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday (19 July), Donald…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago  (116+ words) Footage appears to show the moment that Iranian missiles hit an airbase in Jordan on Friday (17 July), killing two US service members. Another service member is missing, whilst four others were medically evacuated to hospitals in Jordan and have since…...

3+ hour, 13+ min ago  (154+ words) The Independent Olympic cyclist dies after suffering serious injuries during race - Toshiaki Fushimi, an Olympic silver medallist and highly successful keirin cyclist, died on Sunday after sustaining critical injuries in a race crash on Saturday. - The 50-year-old suffered fractures to…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago  (899+ words) The final game of the World Cup was Trump’s first, as he watched football’s biggest match alongside Gianni Infantino At the final moment, Donald Trump finally made his World Cup entrance. And it wasn’t all smooth sailing. The US president,…...

6+ min ago  (584+ words) Israeli PM Netanyahu had openly expressed his support for close ally Argentina The official X account for the State of Palestine has mocked Israel after Spain defeated Argentina to win the Fifa World Cup on Sunday. Spain secured a 1-0 victory…...

10+ min ago  (496+ words) The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office has performed autopsies in many high-profile cases, including that of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who singer D4vd is charged with killing, and the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry. Why the cause of death…...