Ralph Blackburn

Analysis by the TaxPayers’ Alliance has found that 574 NHS managers across the UK were paid more than the Prime Minister in the 2024-25 financial year.

In Marton-cum-Grafton, a small North Yorkshire village near Boroughbridge, this was the fourth time in two months the water has been shut off.

The new Prime Minister is set to unveil the biggest transfer of financial powers away from Whitehall, following on from the ambitions former chancellor Rachel Reeves set out earlier in the year.

More than 50 Leeds families have now instructed legal firm Irwin Mitchell to represent them in claims of failures in maternity care, however lawyers say this could be the “tip of the iceberg”.

The new Prime Minister announced that mayors will be able to retain a proportion of business rates from 2027 and income tax from 2028.

Andy Burnham confirmed that reforming social care was one of his key long-term goals in No10, describing the current state of affairs as a “major dereliction of public duty”.

Established status helped new Prime Minister Andy Burnham integrate Manchester’s transport network and drive growth across the region.

In April, North Yorkshire Council refused to give Europa Oil & Gas planning permission for a 38m high gas drilling rig.

The Government has announced that rapists, child sex offenders and some grooming gang perpetrators will be exempt from the early release scheme, designed to tackle overcrowding in jails.

Walkley councillor Andy Davies said: “I was not prepared for the huge weight of expectation and obligation