Burnham sketches vision in leadership speech

Darren Jones told the BBC the proposed VAT cut by Andy Burnham is “unfunded”, an allegation that raises questions about how the policy would be financed and invites independent fiscal scrutiny.

A concise analysis of claimed battlefield gains, casualty tallies and economic effects in the Iran conflict, plus the inspections and conditions the author says could produce a rapid ceasefire.

Nineteen people were convicted in Indonesia over a baby trafficking ring involving at least 34 babies. The court handed down convictions but left the children’s custody unsettled.