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Andy Burnham’s ‘dithering’ leadership torn apart in scathing assessment: ‘It’s a shambles!’`; const adSlotHtmlSkyRight = “; const targetParentSky = document.querySelector(‘.sky–ad__container’); if (targetParentSky) { targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyLeft); targetParentSky.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adSlotHtmlSkyRight); } } else { // console.log(“Inder 3 – skys not showing because user is member”); } `; targetParentBillboard.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, adBillboard); } }); } `; return trendingDiv; }

Six people have died, including a British national, in an explosion that destroyed a building housing a holiday rental property in the historic centre of Athens.The blast on Friday happened in the Plaka area of the Greek capital, a neighbourhood close to tourist sites such as the Acropolis.Four American holidaymakers were among the dead, along with a UK national and Greek national – reportedly an elderly couple who lived in the same building. Pictures from the scene on Saturday showed emergency service workers searching through rubble, with a gas leak the suspected cause of the blast.All six bodies had been…

The Republic of Ireland have delayed the pre-match news conference planned for Sunday’s Uefa Nations League game against Israel in Hungary – a fixture campaigners have called on them to boycott.Heimir Hallgrimsson’s team are scheduled to meet Israel in Debrecen at 19:45 BST, with the return fixture in Backa Topola, Serbia on 4 October.They have faced calls to withdraw from the games because of the ongoing Israel-Gaza war with a “Stop The Game” campaign – organised by the pressure group Irish Sport for Palestine – gathering pace.Former Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr and ex-international James McClean are among those…

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“That would be an easy way of getting money quickly. The only other easy way of getting money quickly, because the Government doesn’t seem to have a sort of serious growth agenda at the moment. The only other way to get money quickly is to raise taxes on working people. “He can’t do that because of that manifesto. Will he find that in a few months time, he feels he has to call in a general election to get his own mandate.”WATCH ABOVE.Keep reading…Show less`; placeholder.classList.add(‘taboola-added’); console.log(‘inserting taboola in infinite feed position’, placeholder); placeholder.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, taboola); } else { const loadContent…

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And those who work inside government also credit a more effective political operation around the prime minister. “The system’s better, you get clearer decisions, better steers when you need them,” says a minister.Another government source also credits the new Downing Street operation but notes wryly, “it’s unfair to compare the end of a regime which is always pretty nasty, with the arrival of a new one which is always more hopeful… these things can change”.There are whispers of announcements in the next few days on housing and defence. Some MPs also want to hear Burnham expand on themes they, and…

Manchester City’s legal fight with the Premier League has the potential to “spiral out of control”, a former top club executive has warned.Christian Purslow, a former Liverpool managing director and Aston Villa chief executive, who also held a senior role at Chelsea, said the case could begin a chain of events that would be “appalling for the game”.City have been found guilty of the vast majority of 115 charges brought forward by the Premier League.The club were accused of a wide range of rule breaches which centred around claims that they inflated sponsorship revenue from connected companies and made other…

More than 200 trees and 4000 perennials have been planted throughout the garden, chosen for their symbolism -with themes of good fortune, prosperity, health and love. At the centre of the gardens are four interconnected pavilions, which surround a central courtyard and pond. Each pavilion is dedicated to one of the four traditional scholarly arts: chess, music, calligraphy and painting.Mr Gerry Yeung, Chinese Streamside Garden Founding Committee member added: “This is a proud and historic moment for everyone who has helped bring this vision to life and the result of many years of dedication, generosity and shared ambition from people…

Councillors in south London voted to reject a plan to build 802 homes because the tower block might cast a shadow over nearby houseboats.Planning officers had already recommended RER London’s Deptford Reach development be rejected because of the effects on heritage views, its design and the lack of a legal agreement with the council.However, Lewisham councillors on the strategic planning committee went further, inserting an additional reason for rejection relating to the impact of overshadowing on solar panels fitted to houseboats moored along Deptford Creek.Officers had concluded the effect on the boats’ solar generation was not serious enough to warrant…