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Burnham says he will scrap VAT from household electricity bills as new cabinet to meet for first time
Former minister Darren Jones says the policy - due to take effect in October - is "unfunded", but Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds argues it is "legitimate".
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Chris Mason: Starmer ally takes swipe at Burnham's first big policy
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Who's in Andy Burnham's cabinet?
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Cause of Ann Widdecombe's death not yet established, inquest hears
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UK
Trump slaps 50% tariffs on Canada and Carney vows to 'intensify' trade talks
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Business
US launches fresh strikes on Iran, as Trump warns of retaliation for deaths of soldiers
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World
Is UK facing drought for second summer in a row?
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Watch: 'My flat was turned into a brothel,' landlord tells BBC Panorama. Video, 00:02:28
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Beds, Herts & Bucks
Russian warship carried out firing exercise off Plymouth coast
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Bournemouth midfielder Scott rejects new contract
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Bournemouth
Fifa opens investigation into Argentina post-final trouble - what happens next?
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World Cup
Why was Hamilton penalised but not Leclerc? - F1 Q&A
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Formula 1
The country that doesn't play football ... yet
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Football
Ex-Villa striker Duran joins seventh club aged 22
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Burnham says he will scrap VAT from household electricity bills as new cabinet to meet for first time
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'Treasured' teen, 18, died after cardiac arrest at festival
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Wales
Sir Chris Bryant appointed new NI secretary
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LIVE: The Radio 1 DJs face a challenge - Who will be the Last One Standing? Audio
Ten DJs will have to withstand temptation as Greg James and Radio 1 listeners try it all to eliminate them.
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Three-time World's Strongest Man joins BBC's Gladiators
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BBC Introducing stage axed from Reading Festival
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Stephen Graham to be honoured by Sir Paul McCartney
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Star-studded cast announced for new adaptation of The Portrait of a Lady
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Robert Peston found it 'too difficult' returning to Wales after wife's death
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Wonderwall to World in Motion: The story behind six indie football anthems
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Zoe Ball meets Phil Collins as he lands the gig that will seal his destiny
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'Cheeky' pigs restore heathland on island reserve
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Can you identify the British bird by its song?
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Fresh sunshiny flavours for summer dinners that deliver
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Embrace the warmer weather with these easy halloumi recipes
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'Too hot to cook? I tried 15-minute dinners every day'
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1720s pub nearly runs out of beer after reopening
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London
Dishes that don't come from where you think
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Health and wellbeing

What type of procrastinator am I? And how do I get things done?
The nine types of stalling that researchers say can reveal something deeper about us – and why it's not always bad.
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Health
'I had stage four cancer at 14, now I'm a doctor'
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Stoke & Staffordshire
The 70/30 rule that could make parenting a little easier
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Dad donates part of liver to save daughter's life
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England
Is my child ready to start potty training?
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Money

'Cut our tax bill' - key demands for Andy Burnham as new PM
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Hereford & Worcester
'I made £100,000 of TikTok sales in one day': The business of live shopping
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Business
I wouldn't marry him until he paid off his debt, now I'm in charge of our money
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I took a month of unpaid leave to look after my daughter for the summer holiday - here's why
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Family & Education
What is gazundering and how can it be avoided? Audio, 00:05:41
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Bonkers and colourful: The 85-year-old living in her own art installation
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London
The man who balances bikes, ladders and sheds on his chin
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Manchester
How a blocked toilet led to my 'eureka moment'
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History in your hands: How coins were made in Britain. Video, 00:04:32
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The suburb dubbed Britain's 'crazy vape shop capital'
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Manchester
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Is the fear of unintentionally going viral changing clubbing for Gen Z?
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Wales
Why Beckham was the face of the World Cup in the US
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World Cup
From Manchester mayor to prime minister: Who is Andy Burnham? Video, 23 minutes
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