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Expected next prime minister focuses on restoring faith in politics, cost of living and devolution in major speechAndy Burnham has set out his blueprint to transform the UK with a promise to improve living standards and restore faith in politics through the “biggest rebalancing of power our country has ever seen”.The person widely expected to be the next prime minister said the current system was “broken” and that “more of the same” would not be enough to tackle the significant challenges faced by the country.A long-term ambition of greater public control of essential services such as water, housing, energy and

Trial begins of Simon Levy, who denies killing Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins and attacking third womanA man who was arrested in connection with the suspected murder of a woman was freed by police and went on to kill another woman four months later, a court has heard.The prosecution said Simon Levy, 40, had previously raped and attacked a third woman, whom he left for dead, and sexually assaulted six others during a series of attacks between January and August 2025. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/29/simon-levy-trial-london-predatory-sexual-attacks-court Author : Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent Publish date : 2026-06-29 16:56:00

Court does rule that Trump can fire leaders of independent agencies but says firing of Cook was unlawful, declines to hear appeal on Carroll case and upholds law to count mail-in ballots arriving after election dayUS supreme court rejects Trump’s bid to appeal $5m E Jean Carroll verdictUS supreme court upholds law to count mail-in ballots arriving after election dayUS supreme court rules Trump’s firing of Lisa Cook from Fed was unconstitutionalSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe supreme court is due to release some of its final opinions at 10am ET, with major decisions including on Donald Trump’s

At least 130 million Europeans will see temperatures of 35C and above todayMeanwhile, Ukraine is bracing to absorb the impact of the heatwave on its energy network, already pummelled by Russian attacks over more than four years of war, AFP reported.Grid operators in at least five regions – from Ivano-Frankivsk in the west to Zaporizhzhia on the frontline in the south – announced temporary restrictions on energy usage would be in force during parts of Tuesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jun/29/extreme-heat-europe-germany-poland-czechia-hungary-serbia-heatwave-nato-rutte-starmer-eu-latest-news-updates Author : Guardian Staff Publish date : 2026-06-29 11:48:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.