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• Who's in the cabinet?
  20 July 2026
  An in-depth look at which Labour MPs have been appointed to cabinet roles by new Prime Minister Andy Burnham
• Faisal Islam: The new PM has big ideas - but what will they cost?
  20 July 2026
  Every tricky decision and trade off is being watched by the country and the markets at the same time
• Burnham promises help with your money. How could it affect you?
  20 July 2026
  The new PM says he will look at how much people can earn before paying tax but admitted changing it would be difficult.
• John Healey becomes chancellor weeks after shock resignation from defence job
  20 July 2026
  The former defence secretary is seen as a safe pair of hands - and is now in charge of the government's finances.
• Key takeaways as Andy Burnham becomes PM
  20 July 2026
  The new Labour leader has formally taken office and set out his priorities for power in No 10.
• Man, 28, charged with murder of Ann Widdecombe
  20 July 2026
  Joshua Kerry from Rotherham will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
• Kevin Keegan, Liverpool footballer who managed England and Newcastle United, dies aged 75
  20 July 2026
  The former England captain and manager revealed seven weeks ago that he had been diagnosed with stage four cancer.
• Ofcom launches investigation into Married at First Sight UK
  20 July 2026
  In May, BBC Panorama revealed rape allegations from two women on the show, which the men involved deny.
• Lamine Yamal celebrates World Cup win with little brother who charmed fans
  20 July 2026
  The three-year-old brother of Yamal has been hailed one of Spain's World Cup breakout stars by fans
• Canadian wildfires rage as Trump warns Carney again over 'poisoning' US air
  20 July 2026
  The US president raised the issue with the the Canadian prime minister while the pair attended the World Cup Final in New Jersey.

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• Mary Honeyball praises forward-looking PM 'prepared to inject some optimism' into United Kingdom
  20 July 2026
  François Picard is pleased to welcome Mary Honeyball, former Labour Member of the European Parliament from 2000 to 2019 representing London. She offers a cautiously optimistic assessment of the arrival of Andy Burnham to 10 Downing Street. She frames the moment less as a potential political reset after years of institutional fatigue. Mary Honeyball argues that the significance of the new premiership lies in the possibility of restoring public confidence, rebalancing the relationship between central and local government, and offering a more hopeful national narrative after the political and economic dislocation associated with Brexit.
• Two French diplomats subjected to ‘extremely serious act of intimidation’ in Iran, FM Barrot says
  20 July 2026
  France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday said two French embassy officials had been subject to an “extremely serious act of intimidation” by Iranian security services in Iran the day before, having been held and interrogated for hours. One of them was also subjected to physical abuse, he said. 
• 'That is our challenge: to make politics work': Andy Burnham becomes UK PM
  20 July 2026
  Andy Burnham has become Britain's new prime minister. The nomination process unfolded on July 20th in London, with one outgoing Labour leader passing the baton to another. The hope is that Burnham will ease the leadership turnover, stabilising the country.
• Andy Burnham: Who is the new UK prime minister?
  20 July 2026
  🇬🇧 Andy Burnham succeeds Keir #Starmer as UK Prime Minister. The former #Manchester mayor has pledged to tackle the cost of living, expand devolution and reform the social care system.
• Fears over Gulf shipping and water rise as US-Iran trade strikes
  20 July 2026
  The United States and Iran have continued to exchange fire on July 20th, raising fears for Gulf shipping and water supplies in the region. After Kuwait reported Iranian attacks on water and electricity plants as well as oil facilities over the weekend, Bahrain said Iran this Monday, July 20th attacked civil air navigation systems. Despite this, Tehran says communication with Washington remains active through diplomatic channels.
• Expanded 2026 North American World Cup: Spain's 'diligent' performance to Messi's enduring legacy
  20 July 2026
  Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Robbie Knock, Lead Commentator and sports journalist. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be remembered not only for Spain's triumph on the pitch but also for the way football became enmeshed in politics, entertainment, institutional scrutiny, and the closing chapter of one of the sport's greatest careers. Robbie Knock argues that Spain's victory was the product of tactical superiority rather than fortune, while acknowledging that controversial refereeing decisions complicated perceptions of the tournament. He also presents Lionel Messi's expected international farewell as the conclusion of a defining era in world football, emphasising that dignity in defeat may ultimately reinforce rather than diminish his legacy.
• Ukraine fires 400 missiles at Moscow after deadly Russian attacks
  20 July 2026
  Ukraine fired more than 400 drones toward Moscow in its latest major attack on the Russian capital on July 20. The blitz came hours after Russia bombarded Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles in a relentless cycle of tit-for-tat strikes.
• Burnham Advocates Closer EU Relationship: Big Gains Will Only Come from Rejoining the Single Market
  20 July 2026
  Annette Young is pleased to welcome Tim Bale, a Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University in London. Andy Burnham inherits the Labour leadership at a moment when Britain's political debate is defined less by ideology than by structural constraints. Professor Bale argues that Burnham's success will depend on navigating three interconnected dilemmas: restoring economic growth to unlock fiscal capacity, rebuilding public confidence in the state's ability to manage migration, and gradually redefining Britain's post Brexit relationship with Europe without reopening politically divisive debates prematurely. 
• Residents evacuated as the south of France burns
  20 July 2026
  Fast-moving wildfires in the southern French region of the Var have pushed many people from their homes. Over 600 firefighters have been used to try contain the blaze. It comes as temperatures surge past 40 degrees celsius, with an orange heatwave alert issued for Monday, July 20th.
• Who is Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas’s new leader?
  20 July 2026
  Hamas on Monday named Khalil al-Hayya, one of the founding members of the Palestinian militant group, as its new leader. Hayya is seen as a respected and pragmatic Hamas veteran “who doesn’t get carried away easily”. Last year, he survived an Israeli attack in Doha targeting the Hamas leadership which left several people dead, including one of his sons.

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20 July 2026

• Andy Burnham becomes new UK PM after meeting King Charles
  20 July 2026
  The new British prime minister has promised to address the cost-of-living crisis, telling 'The Times' that 'what we've been doing hasn't been working,' and promised to 'bring forward a new plan for Britain, a 10-year plan.'
• Far-right Nigel Farage faces an unlikely opponent: Count Binface
  20 July 2026
  The leader of the far-right party resigned his seat as MP in an attempt to distract from investigations into his party's donors, but he now faces an unlikely opponent: Count Binface.
• 'Netanyahu still regards the 1946 King David Hotel bombers in Jerusalem as heroes'
  19 July 2026
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has never stopped defending the attack, which claimed the highest-ever number of civilian lives in British Mandate Palestine, historian Jean-Pierre Filiu writes in his column.
• Influencer Andrew Tate and brother Tristan arrested in Miami as Britain seeks their extradition
  19 July 2026
  The brothers, notorious for promoting aggressively misogynistic views to millions of their followers on social media, were arrested on Saturday by US marshals. The United Kingdom is seeking their extradition to face new charges of rape, sex trafficking and assault.
• Bayeux Tapestry arrives in London for forthcoming display at British Museum
  18 July 2026
  The thousand-year-old, 70-meter-long embroidery depicting William the Conqueror's exploits in medieval England has been removed from its crate after its transfer from France. Staff will begin a thorough check of its condition on Monday, and it will be placed in a custom-made display case a few days later.
• Andy Burnham, Britain's next prime minister, puts social justice at top of agenda
  17 July 2026
  The Makerfield MP has been declared Labour leader and is set to succeed Keir Starmer on Monday. His platform remains vague and he will have to contend with tight public finances.
• 'Concerns' after Amnesty labels J.K. Rowling women's center 'anti-rights'
  17 July 2026
  Amnesty International UK described a women's sexual violence center founded by the British writer as 'gender critical' and 'anti-rights' in a briefing document. Rowling has faced accusations of transphobia.
• Andy Burnham declared leader of Britain's Labour Party, set to be PM on Monday
  17 July 2026
  Burnham received 379 of the 403 nominations from Labour lawmakers in the House of Commons to replace Keir Starmer as prime minister. He was the only contender.
• British hackers jailed for London transport cyberattack
  16 July 2026
  The men behind the 2024 cyberattack, Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, were linked to Scattered Spider, an online criminal collective believed to be behind a string of high-profile cyberattacks, including on British retailers Marks & Spencer and the Co-op.
• British Steel taken into public ownership to protect 'vital' supply
  16 July 2026
  British Steel is back into government ownership for the first time since 1988 after taking control from a Chinese firm.

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20 July 2026

• Chess legend Judit Polgar rejects offer to become Hungary's president
  20 July 2026
  Until a successor is elected, the Speaker of Parliament, Agnes Forsthoffer, is serving as interim head of state. Parliament must elect a new president within 30 days.
• Iceland has 'nothing to lose' in EU membership talks, says French foreign minister
  20 July 2026
  Iceland first applied to join the European Union in 2009, in the wake of the collapse of its financial sector, but suspended accession talks in 2015.
• Attacks on Ukrainians in Poland rise, police data show
  20 July 2026
  Police received 180 reports of alleged hate crimes against Ukrainian citizens in the first half of the year, an increase of more than 30%.
• Emergency farming law: reintroduction of two banned pesticides splits political parties
  20 July 2026
  A year after mass protests against the Duplomb law, Parliament is again debating bringing back acetamiprid and flupyradifurone. Essential for some, intolerable for others, the move is splitting political parties and civil society alike.
• Former Liverpool and England star Kevin Keegan dies aged 75
  20 July 2026
  Keegan also wrote newspaper columns, became one of the first English footballers to have his own branded football boots and released the hit single Head Over Heels in Love.
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  20 July 2026
  Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this July 20th, 2026 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
• Brussels proposes easing methane penalties after heavy lobbying from industry
  20 July 2026
  The European Commission has stopped short of introducing new legal requirements, instead publishing optional model contract clauses to help energy importers meet the EU's methane regulations.
• Rare 48C heatwave forces Uzbekistan to adapt to extreme temperatures
  20 July 2026
  Authorities slowed metro trains, restricted heavy vehicles and closed kindergartens as temperatures climbed to 48C in parts of the country during an unusually intense heatwave.
• People’s photos are helping scientists record marine life in real-time in the Canary Islands
  20 July 2026
  Photographing marine flora and fauna to gauge the ocean’s condition on a day-to-day basis. This is the aim of RedPROMAR, an EU project, which invites members of the public to upload photos to its platform of what they find in the sea around the Canary Islands.
• Yemen’s Houthis threaten Bab el-Mandeb closure in embargo on Saudi Arabia
  20 July 2026
  The Iran-backed Houthis declared a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia after accusing the kingdom of attacking Sana'a airport and maintaining a years-long blockade, putting one of the world's busiest shipping lanes at risk.

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• An Insider’s Guide to a Smarter East Hampton Weekend, With the Right Detours
  20 July 2026
  Base yourself in East Hampton, then move wisely: Sag Harbor dinners, Montauk lunches, Shelter Island stays and the coffee stops, vineyards and village institutions worth the traffic.
• Inside DataBank’s Third Wave: Kevin Ooley on Water, Power and What Happens After the A.I. Gold Rush
  20 July 2026
  As DataBank's Kevin Ooley prepares to take over as CEO on January 1, he's inherited a business that's grown from $25 million in EBITDA to a $1 billion run rate in under a decade—and a public increasingly suspicious of what that growth costs. In a wide-ranging conversation, Ooley pushes back on water-use assumptions, walks through why the company capped its exposure to A.I. neocloud tenants in 2023, and admits he wishes he'd built bigger five years ago.
• The Hamptons Season and the New Economics of Being in the Right Room
  20 July 2026
  Vendelux’s Alex Reynolds explores why the Hamptons, Sun Valley and other executive gathering places remain powerful economic engines in the A.I. era. As digital communication becomes abundant, trust, serendipitous interactions and physical proximity have become scarce and valuable resources.
• The National Gallery Singapore Debuts Its First R-Rated Exhibition
  20 July 2026
  Despite Southeast Asia's largely conservative views surrounding sex, "Passion is Volcanic" has been surprisingly well-received.
• GitHub COO Kyle Daigle Says the Real A.I. Coding Battle Is About More Than Code
  20 July 2026
  In a crowded A.I. coding market, GitHub is pitching flexibility as the answer to a rising cost problem. Kyle Daigle says GitHub Copilot’s platform approach helps developers manage model choice, while token costs keep climbing.
• Six Must-Visit Art Galleries in the Hamptons
  20 July 2026
  Sun and surf aren't all the legendary Long Island enclave has to offer.
• Is Aspen the New Hamptons?
  20 July 2026
  Affluent New Yorkers are making their summer pilgrimage all the way to Aspen, as it grows amenities both literal and cultural.
• Skipper and Mr. Marvelous Seek Hot Sex in Southampton Hedges
  20 July 2026
  Candace Bushnell's definitive account of what actually happens behind the Southampton hedges—which turns out to be more or less exactly what happens everywhere else, just with better real estate.
• The 1% Summer: Our Wealthologist on Where to Sun, Swim and Eat $100 Lobster Salad
  20 July 2026
  Whether you plan on being in Wainscott or in the front row at Wimbledon, taking the Excel or coptering out East, my first-ever Best of Summer awards are meant to help you navigate summer 2015.
• The Oldest American Idea About Capitalism
  20 July 2026
  Impact investing experts Roy Swan and Antony Bugg-Levine revisit Benjamin Franklin's little-known revolving loan fund to argue that expanding access to capital is not a modern political project but one of America's oldest economic traditions.

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20 July 2026

• Andy Burnham becomes new UK PM after meeting King Charles
  20 July 2026
  The new British prime minister has promised to address the cost-of-living crisis, telling 'The Times' that 'what we've been doing hasn't been working,' and promised to 'bring forward a new plan for Britain, a 10-year plan.'
• Far-right Nigel Farage faces an unlikely opponent: Count Binface
  20 July 2026
  The leader of the far-right party resigned his seat as MP in an attempt to distract from investigations into his party's donors, but he now faces an unlikely opponent: Count Binface.
• Hungary's Magyar taps chess legend Judit Polgar for president
  20 July 2026
  The former world No. 1 chess player could become Hungary's next head of state, following last week's removal of Tamas Sulyok, an ally of Viktor Orban.
• German MP leader forced to resign after becoming a father via surrogacy
  20 July 2026
  Jens Spahn, the chair of the CDU/CSU group in the Bundestag, admitted having underestimated the impact of his decision, as surrogacy remains banned in Germany and his party is staunchly opposed to it.
• Moscow region targeted by drones, at least two wounded
  20 July 2026
  Russian authorities said they had intercepted 'most' of the over 400 drones that targeted Moscow overnight.
• Madrid erupts in cheers and honking horns after Spain win
  20 July 2026
  Tens of thousands of supporters flooded Madrid's streets following Spain's World Cup win. Ferran Torres, Barcelona's forward, said his winning goal belonged to Spain's '47 million people, not just me or the 26 players.'
• 'Netanyahu still regards the 1946 King David Hotel bombers in Jerusalem as heroes'
  19 July 2026
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has never stopped defending the attack, which claimed the highest-ever number of civilian lives in British Mandate Palestine, historian Jean-Pierre Filiu writes in his column.
• Influencer Andrew Tate and brother Tristan arrested in Miami as Britain seeks their extradition
  19 July 2026
  The brothers, notorious for promoting aggressively misogynistic views to millions of their followers on social media, were arrested on Saturday by US marshals. The United Kingdom is seeking their extradition to face new charges of rape, sex trafficking and assault.
• War is undermining social contract between Putin and Russians
  19 July 2026
  The spread of Ukrainian attacks across the country is deepening Russians' concerns about the regime's ability to protect their basic needs, as the economic situation deteriorates.
• Hungary's new government dismantles Orban-era think tanks
  18 July 2026
  The pro-European government of new Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has ordered the closure of the Mathias Corvinus Collegium and the network of institutions that enabled his nationalist predecessor Viktor Orban to spread his ideas in the country and abroad.