Andy Burnham to scrap digital ID to focus on cost of living in first major policy pledge
Posted on Saturday July 18, 2026

A spokesperson for the incoming prime minister says his Government would “put its focus where people need it right now”.

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

Two US troops killed and one missing after Iranian attack in Jordan
Posted on Saturday July 18, 2026

Iran and the US have traded strikes as hostilities re-escalated this week, with Tehran targeting US military facilities across the Gulf region.

Mother killed while asleep with baby ‘was my world’, sister tells BBC
Posted on Saturday July 18, 2026

Kirandeep Kaur, killed as she slept with her baby and husband, leaves behind a 'devastated' family in India.

Britain's Kerr breaks 27-year mile world record in London
Posted on Saturday July 18, 2026

Great Britain's Josh Kerr smashes the long-standing men's mile world record in a spectacular performance at the London Diamond League.