Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling
Posted on Saturday July 18, 2026

Drilling has become a controversial topic for the Labour party after the 2024 manifesto pledged to not issue new licences.

Ruthless plotter? Flip-flopper? Dad dancer? Insiders reveal the real Andy Burnham
Posted on Saturday July 18, 2026

Who is the real Andy Burnham? Laura Kuenssberg talks to more than 20 people who know him to work it out

Russian online retail warehouses hit by deadly Ukrainian strikes
Posted on Saturday July 18, 2026

Drones targeted Wildberries facilities near Moscow and in Tambov. Ukraine's leader called them "major logistics facilities" supplying "sanctioned components".

The Bronze Final - the unwanted tie or a match with a 'golden layer'?
Posted on Saturday July 18, 2026

Why does the Fifa World Cup Bronze Final still exist?

Laos says it can't determine cause of tourist deaths linked to methanol
Posted on Saturday July 18, 2026

Officials say they have no evidence of poisoning over the 2024 deaths because autopsies were not conducted.