Five headaches Andy Burnham will have to deal with as PM
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

From defence spending to housing - the next UK leader has a series of challenges to deal with.

China hits out at British Steel nationalisation
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

The UK government said taking the firm into public hands would safeguard "a vital national capability".

The financial winners and losers from the World Cup
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Big bucks are being made from the 2026 tournament off the field, but who is raking in the most, and who is losing out?

Boy attacked by zoo crocodile has had seven operations and is smiling again, say parents
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

The three-year-old's parents say the boy is making progress after seven operations in a month.

German politician faces calls to resign over surrogacy child
Posted on Friday July 17, 2026

Surrogacy is banned in Germany, a policy firmly backed by Jens Spahn's Christian Democrat party, and several years ago by Spahn, too.