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29Jun

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Andy Burnham inches closer to power in Britain as Keir Starmer seeks a legacy

Andy Burnham took a step closer to becoming Britain’s next prime minister without a contest on Wednesday when Cabinet minister Darren Jones, touted as a possible rival, said he would not run. Meanwhile Keir Starmer, seeking to secure a legacy before he leaves office, faced the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions session in Parliament before flying to Berlin to meet European allies for talks on Ukraine and the Middle East. Andy Burnham arrives at Portcullis House in Westminster on Monday. Andrew Matthews/PA via AP Starmer announced his plan to resign on Monday and will be out of office within weeks once the governing Labour Party picks a new leader. Starmer and his government took a roasting from Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, who reeled off a list of a...

First plane lands at London’s Heathrow since closure, Qantas flights diverted to Paris after fire cuts power to Europe’s business airport

The first plane landed at Heathrow Airport late on Friday, about 18 hours after an inferno at an electrical substation caused a power outage that shuttered Europe's busiest air travel hub. The British Airways jet touched down just before sunset after Heathrow lifted its closure order that disrupted global travel for hundreds of thousands of passengers. At least 1350 flights to and from Heathrow were affected, flight tracking service FlightRadar 24 said, and the impact was likely to last several days as passengers try to reschedule their travel and airlines work to reposition aircraft and crews. People watch a British Airways plane landing as authorities announced a partial resumption of flights after a fire at a nearby electrical substation has caused a closure o...

King Charles III focuses Christmas message on healthcare workers in year marked by royal illnesses

King Charles III has used his annual Christmas message to hail the selflessness of those who have cared for him and the Princess of Wales this year, after both were diagnosed with cancer. The 76-year-old monarch said he and his family were "continually" impressed by those who dedicate their lives to helping others. "From a personal point of view, I offer special, heartfelt thanks to the selfless doctors and nurses who this year have supported me and other members of my family through the uncertainties and anxieties of illness and have helped provide the strength, care and comfort we have needed," he said in a prerecorded speech released on Wednesday (early Thursday AEDT). Britain's King Charles III speaks during the recording of his Christmas message at the Fitzr...

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