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Man City not 'above the rules', says No 10 after backlash to Burnham remarks

The prime minister said on Wednesday he would be "really concerned" if the club's owners decided to sell up after City were found guilty by an independent commission of most of the 115 charges they faced. His remarks…

Chris Mason: Why Andy Burnham's about-turn on Manchester City matters

The Premier League has concluded that City "systematically broke Premier League Rules for nearly a decade". This, clearly, matters for the club, but that is just the start of it. It matters for Manchester, it matters for…

UK airlines to be banned from charging parents to sit with children

The new rule would require airlines to seat passengers aged under 14 next to their parents or an accompanying adult free of charge. Passengers will also no longer need to pay to tweak the name on their flight booking if…

Israel’s Herzog calls British sanctions a ‘grave mistake,’ accuses UK of election interference

1, 2026. Michael Shubitz/WELT TV By Jalen Beckford 10/01/2026 05:15 PM EDT Add POLITICO on Google Share Copy link X Facebook Email Reddit WhatsApp LinkedIn Israeli President Isaac Herzog accused Britain of intervening in…

‘Tough’ talks with China have yet to deliver, EU trade chief says

“You have to believe that you can accomplish something, otherwise you better don’t go.” The commissioner needs to get results he can present at a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels on Oct. 15-16, and has said previously…

Albania’s PM to US Democrats: Don’t use us to get revenge on Trump

He also said negotiations over the project were still ongoing and that they would assess its environmental impact. At a press conference in Tirana Wednesday with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Rama…

As Germany’s far right rises, weakened Merz looks to project strength and resolve against Putin

“While others hesitated, the German chancellor stayed the course, thereby providing stability to the alliance,” he went on, adding: “Thanks to you, dear Friedrich, it is clear that Germany is making a strong contribution…

Key disability benefit for young people may be axed under major welfare changes

Whitehall sources said the package of changes under debate was much bigger than previously thought, as Andy Burnham's government hopes to persuade more people on benefits back into work. The move could be fraught with…

Welcome to the new Reform roadshow. Same as the last but more desperate | John Crace

For reasons that no one can quite fathom, he is still here. Could it be that he is a man who can't be trusted to keep his word? Surely not. Nige wants you to know he's very much still around. He might have been a bit…

Labour figures uneasy about Healey’s ‘underpowered’ approach to budget

The chancellor's work has been made significantly harder by the global bond sell-off, which continues to raise the cost of government borrowing, and ever increasing energy prices as Donald Trump continues the US war with…