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The bulging in-tray of challenges Andy Burnham faces upon entering No 10
Andy Burnham is expected to become prime minister within a fortnight, having promised to reshape Labour’s agenda and deliver improvements across the whole of the UK. However, this Guardian analysis argues he will inherit a daunting set of unresolved problems from his predecessor Keir Starmer, spanning welfare, defence, taxation, immigration, justice, foreign relations and the…
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Sophie Cunningham stuns the Internet with Phoenix entrance attire, new fantasy football punishment & ribs!
This piece is an instalment of OutKick’s light-hearted “Friday Screencaps” column, a rambling round-up of sports and personal anecdotes rather than a single news story. The bulk of the published text focuses on the author reflecting on the end of his son’s youth summer baseball season, using the games to draw lessons about resilience and…
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Jeffrey Wright: “America Wants to Be a Beacon of Real Freedom, Not Hypocritical Freedom”
Actor Jeffrey Wright used a warmly received appearance at the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to champion the idea of “genuine freedom” in the United States and beyond. Speaking on the Friday before introducing a screening of the 1996 film Basquiat, in which he starred as artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, Wright argued that the painter…
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Trump says he’s Iran’s ‘No. 1’ target as renewed conflict raises assassination fears
President Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that he believes he is Iran’s top assassination target, telling reporters at a recent NATO summit that he is “No. 1 on the kill list for Iran”. His candid remarks have drawn attention because they coincide with a Wall Street Journal report claiming that Israel recently passed the United…
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Marine vet Victor Marx narrowly notches victory in Colorado GOP gubernatorial primary
Marine veteran Victor Marx has won the Republican gubernatorial primary in Colorado, narrowly defeating state Senator Barbara Kirkmeyer and state Representative Scott Bottoms. The result, called by The Associated Press on Thursday following the 30 June contest, sets up a general election contest against Democratic nominee Phil Weiser, the state’s Attorney General, and secures the…
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UGG Said Pink To Make The Girls Wink
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POLL OF THE DAY: Is Andy Burnham the man to restore Britain on the global stage?
The Daily Mail’s “Poll of the Day” asks readers whether Andy Burnham, described as taking over as prime minister, is the man to restore Britain’s standing on the world stage. The framing follows warnings from Downing Street officials and a former foreign policy adviser that Mr Burnham is likely to be tested early in his…
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Labour MPs demand Rochdale grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed is banned from the whole North West and Yorkshire as ministers scramble to try and deport him
Labour MPs are calling for Rochdale grooming gang leader Shabir Ahmed to be barred from the whole of North West England and Yorkshire, following his release from prison on 2 July 2026. In a letter to Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, MPs from the areas where Ahmed committed his offences warned that…
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Time marches on: what the next three years will bring for the USMNT
The Guardian looks ahead to the next three years for the US men’s national team following a 2026 World Cup that began strongly but ended disappointingly, as the programme now enters the 2030 cycle with several ways to rebuild the squad. The piece matters because major uncertainties hang over the setup: manager Mauricio Pochettino’s contract…