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COTIGNAC, FRANCE – JULY 21: Bystanders watch the smoke and flames from a wildfire on July 21, 2026 in Cotignac, France. Over 1,000 firefighters were called in to control the fast-moving wildfire that has burned more than 2,500 hectares in southern France. (Photo by FBM Media/Getty Images)Fbm Media | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesWildfires are ravaging southern France and spreading into Spain, forcing more than 300,000 people to flee ahead of further expected heatwaves during the week. French President Emmanuel Macron is set to hold a crisis cabinet meeting on Monday, while Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will visit…

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Andy Burnham has told the BBC “the NHS will collapse” if social care is not reformed but said he could not put a timeline on changes.In his first major interview since becoming prime minister, Burnham said he would not want to leave office without bringing in “substantial change” to the social care system.The prime minister also suggested making it harder to claim benefits, saying the country had to get serious about getting the welfare bill down.Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has meanwhile written to the prime minister, saying he should rule out tax rises or increased borrowing to fund social care…

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But when it comes to the gravest matters that prime ministers have to deal with – security, power around the world, or the country’s long-term economic stability, we’re perhaps yet to see if Burnham’s ambition for No 10 is accompanied by truly new big ideas that match the scale of his rhetoric.There are worries on the right of the Labour Party that Burnham has not absorbed the reality of the country’s economic position – years of stuttering growth, and sky-high levels of debt that leave the UK incredibly vulnerable to the financial markets’ judgements, whether he likes it or not.…

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham told Laura Kuenssberg his dog Axel will be staying in Greater Manchester and will not be moving to No 10 Downing Street.Burnham revealed he does not think his poodle-mix would get along with Larry the cat, who has lived at the residence for 15 years.Watch Panorama Andy Burnham: The Laura Kuenssberg Interview on iPlayer from 06:00BST, and on BBC One at 20:00BST on Mon 27 Jul 2026. Source link

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As the U.S. military conflict with Iran enters its sixth month, President Donald Trump has returned to a more familiar battleground: global trade.Trump on Friday launched a fresh tariff blitz targeting 60 trading partners, including the European Union, China, the U.K. and Canada. The latest wave of tariffs — which took effect at 12:01 a.m. E.T. Friday, replacing the stopgap 10% baseline tariff that expired July 24 — range from 10% to 12.5%.Initial market reaction Friday was muted, with the renewed tariff push largely anticipated by investors, given the approaching expiry of the previous duties. That contrasts with the ‘shock…

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Investing.com– Shares of Chinese memory chipmaker CXMT Corp (688825.SS) soared more than 470% in their Shanghai stock market debut on Monday, propelling the company to become China’s most valuable listed firm. The stock opened at 49.50 yuan, 472% above its IPO price of 8.66 yuan, giving the company a market capitalization of 3.3 trillion yuan ($487.3 billion), ahead of state-owned banking giant Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (). Get real-time updates on market-moving news with InvestingPro subscription — avail 60% off now CXMT, China’s leading DRAM memory chipmaker, raised 57.92 billion yuan ($8.6 billion) in the listing, with proceeds…

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