Episode details News , · 21 Jul 2026 , · 32 mins Andy Burnham's (Un)Funded Tax Cut Newscast Play Bookmark Bookmark Subscribe Subscribe Available for over a year Today, on the first full day of his premiership Prime Minister Andy Burnham has laid out plans for scrapping VAT on household electricity b…

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Andy Burnham is an Everton season ticket holder and backs supporters' rights By Dale Johnson Football issues correspondent Published 29 minutes ago Andy Burnham is only into his second day as the UK's Prime Minister , but already people are wondering what th…

Emmanuel Macron visits a children's health centre in Paris on Tuesday, the same day the French parliament voted to ban children from social media. Photograph: Michel Euler/AP View image in fullscreen Emmanuel Macron visits a children's health centre in Paris on Tuesday, the same day the French parli…

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Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Javier Tebas was heavily critical of Gianni Infantino, who has been president of Fifa since 2016 By Mike Peter BBC Sport journalist Published 7 minutes ago La Liga president Javier Tebas has called for Fifa president Gianni Infantino to step down, claiming t…

George Foster has told the Melbourne hearings of the Australian royal commission into antisemitism that there are parallels with Nazi Germany. Photograph: Luis Ascui/AAP View image in fullscreen George Foster has told the Melbourne hearings of the Australian royal commission into antisemitism that t…

Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has said that Ottawa is ready to deepen trade talks with the United States, after US president Donald Trump ordered fresh tariffs targeting Canada. “This is the latest in a series of unilateral US trade actions that …

Beginning on Thursday, Kate Ellis will chair three days of deliberations by thousands of party officials and rank-and-file members in Adelaide. Photograph: Tracey Nearmy/The Guardian View image in fullscreen Beginning on Thursday, Kate Ellis will chair three days of deliberations by thousands of par…

Barnaby Joyce yells at dog to 'sit down' during ABC interview ‘Sit down!’: Australian MP yells at dog then snaps at presenter in live interview Barnaby Joyce had been defending One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s ‘working holiday’ on ABC current affairs show The Australian politician Pauline Hanson –…

The Bab el-Mandeb strait, where Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis are attempting a blockade. Photograph: Reuters View image in fullscreen The Bab el-Mandeb strait, where Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis are attempting a blockade. Photograph: Reuters Houthis threaten to attack shipping tankers if they use Sau…

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By Faisal Islam , Economics editor , Phil Leake , Miguel Roca-Terry , Data journalists  and  Jess Carr , Data designer Artificial Intelligence (AI) companies are making vast claims about the ability of their tools to replace human labour. Some jobs will be automated, others will be "augmented…

Economists warn another prolonged closure of the strait of Hormuz as a result of renewed US-Iranian conflict could force the Reserve Bank of Australia to raise interest rates. Photograph: Reuters View image in fullscreen Economists warn another prolonged closure of the strait of Hormuz as a result o…

Episode details News , · 21 Jul 2026 , · 33 mins Andy Burnham Appoints His New Cabinet Newscast Play Bookmark Bookmark Subscribe Subscribe 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 assemb…

Academics said the wealth tax would affect fewer than 1,000 of the richest UK households. Photograph: Alex Segre/Alamy View image in fullscreen Academics said the wealth tax would affect fewer than 1,000 of the richest UK households. Photograph: Alex Segre/Alamy Wealth tax on UK’s super-rich could r…

Image source, EPA/Shutterstock By Tabby Wilson  and  Jack Fenwick and Richard Wheeler Published 6 minutes ago Andy Burnham is set to announce new support to help people with the cost of living crisis as his cabinet meets for the first time. The new prime minister vowed to provide "breathing space"…

JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon has a track record of criticising the UK’s bank tax surcharge. Photograph: Richard Drew/AP View image in fullscreen JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon has a track record of criticising the UK’s bank tax surcharge. Photograph: Richard Drew/AP JP Morgan boss warns of ‘consequences’ if Bur…

Image source, PA Media Image caption, Emma Little-Pengelly said those who worked with Jeffrey Donaldson are "utterly repulsed" by his crimes By Darran Marshall BBC News NI Published 27 minutes ago Northern Ireland's deputy first minster says she was "completely floored" when she first heard of the a…

Big changes afoot … Andy Burnham outlines his plans during his first speech as prime minister. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/Reuters View image in fullscreen Big changes afoot … Andy Burnham outlines his plans during his first speech as prime minister. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/Reuters Tuesday briefing: Inside Andy Burnham’s first day In today’s newsletter: As the new prime minister enters No 10, our journalists take you through what it was like covering his first hours in power Good morning, and let’s abandon all conditional tenses because finally Andy Burnham is UK prime minister and, on a day of ceremony and celebration, he pledged his government would be “a circuit breaker for Britain”. A defining characteristic of Team Burnham thus far has been the concentrated silence at its heart – a vacuum filled by increasingly frenzied speculation in recent days about his cabinet picks and policy priorities. As the black box finally cracked open on Monday, with his first instruction as prime minister – to end rough sleeping – and his surprise choice of chancellor, I was at the Guardian’s head office in London, speaking to editors and correspondents covering the early hours of Burnham’s premiership about what they might reveal for the country. Five big stories UK news | A 28-year-old man from Rotherham has been charged with the murder of the former MP and Reform UK party spokesperson Ann Widdecombe. Technology | Cases of predators coercing children into harming themselves or producing sexual photos and videos of themselves have surged globally in the past year , child safety experts and law enforcement officials warn. Iran | Nearly 100 US service members have been injured over the last two weeks of escalating strikes on Iran, the Pentagon has said, as Tehran launched a wave of reprisals to the tenth consecutive night of attacks. Ryanair | The airline has reassured travellers that its planes are safe after a passenger was almost sucked out of a window mid-flight this month, and have reported strong summer bookings after a profits slump. UK politics | Reform UK MP, Sarah Pochin, has complained that the standards system investigating Nigel Farage over undeclared gifts is a “kangaroo court” and that “the media, the British state and the old parties have mounted a vicious and desperate campaign to stop Reform UK”. In depth: ‘He is at his greatest moment of power right now’ View image in fullscreen Done deal … Andy Burnham at his audience with King Charles yesterday. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA Since his return to the Commons last month, Burnham has engaged in minimal media activity, eschewing set-piece interviews for curated online Q&As with the public, and the occasional podcast or TikTok – most recently revealing his approach to tea-making ( milk first , which is the best way, don’t write in). First Edition readers were positive about more direct contact with a new leader – some of you wrote in to tell me as much in response to a recent call out. But other w

A public memorial for Kumanjayi Little Baby outside the Old Timers Camp in Alice Springs in May, a week after the five-year-old’s body was found. Photograph: Rhett Hammerton/AAP View image in fullscreen A public memorial for Kumanjayi Little Baby outside the Old Timers Camp in Alice Springs in May, …