Andy Burnham £13,062 annual payment planned for state pensioners under age 76

Prime Minister looks set to hand state pensioners on the new rate an extra £515 a year - taking payments to £13,062 a year.

A new report to mark the 25th anniversary of Manchester Airport's Runway 2 urges Prime Minister Andy Burnham to turn Northern Powerhouse Rail into a reality to unlock more growth for the North West

Nurses collapsing, builders with heatstroke, bus drivers in cabs that reach 44C. The new PM wanted to spend the summer talking about the cost of living – he should change his plans I don’t think I have ever written before about a British strike directly related to the climate emergency. But that’s exactly what began la

He’s riding high in the polls but the tough choices looming for our new PM will present a sobering reality check, writes Anne McElvoy