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From Makerfield to No.10 - Does Andy Burnham have the support outside of his home turf? We went to St Helen’s - voted for Reform in the locals - to hear more.

Keir Starmer says under-16s will be banned from social media. The ban will include Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and X - but not WhatsApp and Signal. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...

A High Street mini mart worker who groomed and raped children has been jailed. Iraqi asylum seeker Bawan Harwe exploited underage girls as young as 12 with vapes and alcohol. Co-worker Sharam Muhamadi helped organise the abuse. He’s now on the run. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

IMPACT Illegal mini-marts and vape shops to shut for up to 12 months under law change prompted by our BBC reporting. For 18 months, on High Streets across the UK, our investigations exposed drug gangs, child sexual exploitation and money laundering. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I spoke to @edthom.bsky.social for his latest In Depth piece, How the High Street became a window on our political instability. It does a great job of setting out why high streets are such a potent issue, politically. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How our High Streets became a window on our political instability… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Government spends 25 times more on benefits than jobs for young people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🚨UK immigration and emigration - a closer look at the numbers👇🏻 The ONS provisionally estimates - 🚨642,000people left the UK to live in another country long term during the year ending in December 2025.

A new £30m High Street organised crime unit has been announced by the government after the BBC's year-long investigative reporting into illegal mini-marts, vape shops and barbers. #IllegalCigarettes #HighStreet #Crime #Gangs #Investigation #Vapes #BBCNews

IMPACT - a new £30m High Street organised crime unit’s been announced after our investigative reporting into illegal mini-marts/vape shops. On our High Streets BBC News exposed. 🚨drug gangs 🚨child sexual exploitation 🚨immigration crime 🚨tax evasion www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

LIVE Starmer 'fights on', says deputy PM, as he says Labour must unite to contest by-election www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...

The High street shops facilitating immigration crime and the small boats crisis. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tens of thousands of protesters have descended on London for two rival marches. - the Unite the Kingdom rally, organised by far-right figure Tommy Robinson. - and a pro-Palestinian demonstration. More than 4,000 police officers have been deployed www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

NEW Andy Burnham is allowed to run in the candidate selection process for the Makerfield by-election, Labour says The constituency's current MP is stepping down - with polling expert John Curtice saying the Manchester mayor faces a "formidable challenge" www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...

A day of two towns. First Bootle….. form “they’re all traitors” to “stick with Starmer” and “I just want hope.” Reaction on Merseyside to a day of political drama in a constituency that represents what was the heart of the Labour movement. 1/2

A big day… - Angela Rayner says she’s been cleared over tax affairs, potential leadership bid? - Sir Keir Starmer warns Labour MPs that a leadership contest could result in "chaos". - Health Secretary Wes Streeting expected to challenge the PM today. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...

Wes Streeting, seen as potential PM rival, leaves Downing Street less than 20 minutes after arriving for crunch Starmer meeting.

Sir Keir Starmer will meet Health Secretary Wes Streeting, seen as a potential leadership rival, this morning at Downing Street. It comes ahead of the King's Speech, in which King Charles will set out the government's new laws - 🚨here's what could be in the speech👇🏻 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Should or he stay or should he go? The view from #Blackpool on a #Labour #PrimeMinister under pressure.

The prime minister tells the cabinet he will get on with governing in the face of growing calls for him to resign.

The first government minister resigns and urges Keir Starmer to quit, as the PM faces his cabinet Miatta Fahnbulleh, the communities minister, is among more than 70 Labour MPs who have urged him to resign immediately or draw up a timetable www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...

NEW Number of Labour MPs calling for Starmer to go rises to 70 A total of 70 Labour MPs have now explicitly called for Keir Starmer to resign or set a timetable for his resignation as prime minister. This number is steadily rising. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...

Labour backbench MP Catherine West backs down from her threat to trigger a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer - but still calls on him to quit as prime minister www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...

WATCH LIVE PM to give major speech as he tries to see off a leadership challenge following Thursday's election results. Starmer will say "incremental change won't cut it" and the government "will be defined by rebuilding our relationship" with the EU. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...

WATCH the moment Labour lose Barnsley Council after 50 years in power. “It’s hard, I’ve given everything to this town”. Reaction from Sir Stephen Houghton, he’s been leader of Barnsley Council for 30 years.