Sir Keir Starmer arrives at the TUC congress in Brighton, where he is due to address union delegates β amidst growing calls to reverse plans to cut Winter Fuel Payments to pensioners.
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Sir Keir Starmer warned during the election campaign of the need for "tough decisions", but carefully avoided setting out where the axe would fall.Β Sky News
Britain's Paralympic stars return home from Paris and call on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to insist that disabled children have equal access to school sport. BBC Sport
Unions are planning to work closely with the new Government to rebuild the country after 14 years of Tory βchaosβ, according to the leader of the TUC. Paul Nowak, general secretary of the TUC, said: "Two months ago the British people cast their verdict on one of the most right wing, incompetent, anti-union, morally bankrupt governments this country has ever seen, and congress it feels good to be meeting here in Brighton for the first time in 15 years under a Labour government." Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Around 1,700 prisoners are expected to be released on Tuesday from jails across England and Wales in a bid to cut overcrowding. Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood says: βIt was the only option left on the table because the alternative would have seen the total collapse of the criminal justice system in this country.β Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Memorabilia from James Bond, Oasis, John Lennon and Amy Winehouse are set to go under the hammer at Sotheby's this week, as they get set to auction some of the rarest artefacts from pop culture history. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A package of measures to empower local leaders to take control of their bus services has been unveiled by Transport Secretary Louise Haigh, with the government calling it the government calls 'the first stop on the journey to better buses'. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The ParalympicsGB team have returned to London after the 2024 Paralympic Games closed in Paris on Sunday evening with British athletes finishing second in the table with 124 medals. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn