The old mate Andy Burnham has tapped to run his Downing Street ⊕
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Britain
2 hours ago
Supporters of Britain's likely next prime minister are putting faith in longstanding friend James Purnell — hoping he will be the Goldilocks chief of staff: part bureaucrat, part strategist.
How Burnham’s old gig might help him be PM — from those who’ve done it ⊕
From attracting investment to building relationships, Britain's regional mayors reckon they have many transferable skills.
3 hours ago
How two weddings on the same day during the heatwave of 1976 almost ended in disaster with collapsing parents, empty church halls and furnace-like temperatures ⊖
On June 26, 1976, and Britain was in the midst of a heatwave that brought 15 consecutive days of searing heat above 32C.
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Why the Net Zero nut jobs want to make us hotter and poorer ⊖
On what was the hottest day in Britain since records began in 1066, council jobsworths have been ordering homeowners to rip out air conditioning to - wait for it - combat global warming.
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