BBC News After Labour’s election victory, she took the helm at the transport department, making headlines with an early decision to give train drivers a 14% pay rise across three years to end their long-running strike action. She was dubbed “Red Lou” in the press, reflecting her vibrant shades of dyed hair as well as […]
BBC News The UK government borrowed slightly less than expected in June, according to official figures published as new prime minister Andy Burnham began setting out measures to cut living costs for households. Borrowing – the difference between spending and income from taxes – was £16bn last month, £7.9bn lower than at the same point […]
BBC News Why are Mercedes struggling to understand George Russell’s straight-line deficit? They must have all the data on his battery deployment, ICE output, e-motor power, plus how much drag his aero and car set-up, such as rake angle, generates – Sean At the Belgian Grand Prix, Mercedes experienced unexplained behaviour from their power unit. […]
BBC News Former DUP MP Ian Paisley previously told the BBC he saw Donaldson “blindingly drunk” during a St Patrick’s trip to Washington. However, Little-Pengelly said she did not see anything that made her think Donaldson was a hard drinker. “I can say hand in my heart, I didn’t see anything that made me think […]
BBC News RSPCA London chief inspector Clare Dew said: “No-one noticed anything unusual on the bus before the monkey was discovered but we’ll be looking at CCTV and logs for scanning on and off to see if we can locate the person who left her on board. “It was clearly intentional. This is clearly a […]
BBC News In a statement read outside New Scotland Yard, Laurence Taylor, head of UK Counter Terrorism Policing said: “I want to make it very clear that our investigation into [Kerry], determining his motivations and any wider activity he may have been involved in is continuing.” “As with all murder investigations, understanding the ‘why’ is […]
BBC News Available for over a year Today, in this extra helping of Newscast, we look at Andy Burnham’s cabinet – who’s been called up and who’s been sacked – as he assembles his team on his first day as prime minister. Amongst the announcements, Adam and Chris discuss the surprise appointment of John Healey […]
BBC News Counterfeit football shirts worth over £18m were seized in the UK during the course of the World Cup because of safety concerns. The tournament produced a spike in the sales of fake shirts and kits, but the Fire Service has warned that these items are far more flammable and dangerous than the genuine […]
BBC News A government ends and a new government begins, determined to make a splash with its early policy announcements. We can expect to see and hear plenty from the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his senior ministers in the coming days, making arguments, travelling the country and trying to make an impact. Burnham’s […]
BBC News VAT will be cut from household electricity bills, the government has announced, as part of new prime minister Andy Burnham’s plan to offer help with the cost of living. The reduction from 5% VAT will come into effect on 1 October, saving a typical household about £45 a year. Ministers said it would […]
