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Keir Starmer announces he is standing down as MPTue 1st Sep 2026 13:25 BST
Keir Starmer announces he is standing down as MP

The former prime minister said he would now turn his focus to international affairs.

Summer 2026 was UK's hottest on record, Met Office saysTue 1st Sep 2026 13:18 BST
Summer 2026 was UK's hottest on record, Met Office says

Met Office figures show that the previous record, set in 2025, has been broken after an unprecedented summer of persistent heat.

Man in court charged with murder after fire deathsTue 1st Sep 2026 11:34 BST
Man in court charged with murder after fire deaths

A seven-year-old girl and her aunt died in the fire in Grangetown, near Middlesbrough, on 26 August.

Laundry rooms to be turned into cells to tackle prison overcrowdingTue 1st Sep 2026 13:10 BST
Laundry rooms to be turned into cells to tackle prison overcrowding

The government says £110m has been fast-tracked from existing budgets to speed up the building of new cells.

Noughties garage track named TikTok's UK song of the summerTue 1st Sep 2026 13:22 BST
Noughties garage track named TikTok's UK song of the summer

Kyla's 2008 track Do You Mind gained worldwide recognition in 2016 when rapper Drake sampled it on One Dance.

Hundreds remember Heaton Park synagogue attack victims at memorial eventMon 31st Aug 2026 22:05 BST
Hundreds remember Heaton Park synagogue attack victims at memorial event

The chief rabbi and Angela Rayner are among speakers at the event, nearly a year on from the attack.

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