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Andy Burnham has been urged to drop his pledge to create a No10 North hub after being warned wanting to “play Prime Minister in Manchester” will cost the taxpayers hundreds of millions of pounds. The Makerfield MP, who spent almost a decade out of Westminster as the Mayor of Greater Manchester, confirmed he is planning to send civil servants up the M40 as part of his push to redistribute power across the country. Downing Street’s Manchester branch is expected to focus on long-term economic strategy, with Mr Burnham hoping to spend one or two days in the office himself. The…

Anti-monarchy demonstrators from Republic appeared outside St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh this morning, chanting “Not My King” as the Royal Family motorcades arrived for the Order of the Thistle service.The protesters brandished placards bearing the question “What did you know?”, a reference to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.The former prince has repeatedly and strongly denied any wrongdoing in connection with the allegations.The demonstration took place opposite the historic cathedral during one of Scotland’s most prestigious ceremonial occasions, which forms part of the annual Royal Week celebrations.Republic stood with signs reading ‘What did you know?’ near St Giles’ Cathedral |…

A major UK high street retailer is set to close more than 100 stores after a restructuring plan to save the business from insolvency has been approved by a London court.TG Jones has been given the green light to overhaul its business model after the stationery retailer’s lawyer told a judge it was facing an £8million shortfall if the restructuring proposal was not approved.As part of the confirmed plans, there will be an extra £15million loan from the company’s owners Modella Capital, as well as a top of £10million loaned in April, and reduced landlord rent rates.Currently, there are an…

Victor Willis, the founding lead singer of disco legends Village People, has died at the age of 75 following a brief but aggressive illness.The American musician died on Monday, one day before what would have been his 75th birthday.His death was confirmed through announcements on both the band’s official Facebook page and by his wife, Karen Huff-Willis.Mr Willis co-wrote some of the most recognisable songs in popular music history, including the global phenomenon Y.M.C.A., which was released in 1978 and made him an overnight millionaire.Victor Willis, the founding frontman of Village People, has died aged 75 following a brief illness…

Campaigners have called on the Government to urgently update car safety rules by giving the green light to install life-saving defibrillators in all new cars.The JumpStart campaign has reiterated its calls for Labour to introduce new measures to include critical devices in vehicles, as data shows it could save thousands of lives.As part of a review, the Department for Transport is looking at whether the scope of recommended safety equipment in vehicles should be strengthened.JumpStart has welcomed confirmation that it will be consulted as part of the DfT’s review, which could examine whether Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) should be on…

There have also been several reports over the years of managers being suddenly dismissed, often for alleged breaches of the rules the brewery imposed. A number of the firm’s pubs have also been closed, often at short notice, and, in some cases, left standing empty for many years.Last year, The Abbey, a Samuel Smith pub in Derby, abruptly closed with a handwritten note placed on the door saying the brewery owner was unhappy about photos of it being shared online.Multiple sources told the the landlords were informed by the brewery that they had broken policies and were dismissed with immediate…

If Declan Rice starts as expected against DR Congo in the last-32 tie, who should drop out from the win against Panama?Would you continue with Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka out wide? Ensure Morgan Rogers keeps his place? And who should play right-back?It’s decision time.Use our selector below to choose your Three Lions starting XI.

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Defending the Government’s record on illegal migration, Sir Keir responded: “I’m very proud of the fact that after net migration reached almost one million under the party opposite, we brought it down by 82 per cent on the asylum system, which he references.”Now asylum decisions are making at record levels, the backlog is down, removals are up 41 per cent, and we’re closing asylum hotels. They lost control of our borders, now small boat crossings are coming down and we deported 70,000 people with no right to be here.”The Prime Minister then turned his attention to Reform UK leader Nigel…

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