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Andy Burnham's Economic Inheritance: The Challenges Awaiting Britain's Next Prime Minister

From fiscal constraints to welfare costs and a housing shortfall, the Labour leadership frontrunner faces a daunting in-tray

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Government Backs Two AI Research Labs With £60m In Public Funding

Oxford and UCL to lead six-year programmes aimed at cutting the cost of AI and expanding access across the economy

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Burnham Appoints Purnell As Chief Of Staff

Former work and pensions secretary set to become first major figure confirmed in putative new government

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The Prime Minister in Waiting, and the Lesson Britain Never Learns

Replacing leaders has become Britain's default reflex. The real test for whoever follows is whether the government can finally outlast the next crisis.

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Andy Burnham Is About To Become Prime Minister. The Real Question Is Whether Anything Will Change.

The Greater Manchester mayor built his reputation on getting things done locally. Westminster, and the NHS in particular, will test that reputation almost immediately.

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Ockenden Report on Nottingham Maternity Scandal Set to Expose Widespread Failings

Inquiry covering 2,500 cases expected to detail years of poor care, racism and cultural failure at two NHS hospitals.

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First Drug to Delay Onset of Type 1 Diabetes Approved for NHS Use

Teplizumab can postpone the early stages of the disease by up to three years, marking the first significant advance in treatment since the discovery of insulin more than a century ago.

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East Surrey Hospital declares critical incident as heatwave drives surge in emergency demand

Surrey trust reschedules non-urgent appointments and urges public to seek care elsewhere as temperatures push services to the limit.

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