Labour wins Greater Manchester mayoral by-election after marathon vote count Labour candidate Bev Craig has won the largest by-election in British history as she was voted in as Greater Manchester mayor, succeeding Andy Burnham in the job. The result was announced late on Friday night, more than 24 hours after polling stations closed, in a
Healey will set out first budget of Burnham premiership on October 28 John Healey will deliver his first budget as Chancellor on October 28, pledging to move “money and power out of Westminster”. Announcing the date of the budget on Friday, Mr Healey promised plans would be “built on fiscal discipline”. He said the budget
Chelsea given suspended transfer ban but points deduction removed after appeal Chelsea have been fined £10million and given a suspended two-window transfer ban after an appeal hearing into their sanction for breaching Football Association agents rules. The club were initially given a suspended six-point deduction along with the fine but the points penalty has now
England fight back to reach Commonwealth Games semis with win over South Africa England stormed back from a six-goal deficit at the end of the first quarter to book their place in the netball semi-finals at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games with a 58-54 win over South Africa at the Hydro. Anna Stembridge’s side went into
FIFA says ‘nobody is selling football’ after UEFA threatens to boycott World Cup FIFA insists “nobody is selling football” amid criticism of its decision to launch a consultation on selling stakes in a World Cup commercial entity to private investors. However, football’s global governing body stopped short of withdrawing the controversial plan and insisted
Woman becomes first to receive pioneering new cancer therapy A woman with advanced ovarian cancer has become the first patient in the world to receive a pioneering new therapy. Tracy Tomlinson, 58, was given the drug at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester as part of a clinical trial evaluating a new type of
Climate change fuelled devastating wildfires in France and Spain, analysis shows Human-caused climate change made the devastating wildfires in France and Spain more likely, a rapid analysis by scientists has found. The assessment of the severe wildfires across the two countries since early July found that climate change – mainly caused by burning fossil fuels
Burnham pledges support for crews tackling ‘very serious’ Suffolk wildfire Firefighters tackling a wildfire near to a nuclear power station in Suffolk will have “all the support” they need, the Prime Minister has pledged. Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service declared a major incident after being called to reports of a blaze at Dunwich Heath, near
European nations to boycott World Cup unless FIFA abandons controversial plan European nations will boycott all FIFA competitions until the global body drops plans to create a company featuring private investors to run the World Cup and other events. UEFA member associations gathered virtually for a crisis meeting on Thursday afternoon after FIFA’s controversial plans
Private firms licensed to abstract 43tn litres of water, campaigners warn Private companies have licences to take trillions of litres of water out of rivers, lakes and aquifers a year, campaigners have warned as pressure on resources grows. Environmental charity River Action is calling on the Government to review all abstraction licences and ensure there