My dog Axel 'wouldn't get on' with Larry the cat, says Burnham

The PM says he doesn't think his poodle-mix would "get along" with Larry the cat, who has lived at No 10 for 15 years.

UK Must ‘Get Really Serious’ About Cutting Welfare, Burnham Says

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the UK should make it harder for Britons to claim benefits as the government seeks to tackle a soaring welfare bill.

By Irina Anghel

Andy Burnham vows to use his ‘political capital’ to fix social care system

PM says that without rapid action the NHS could effectively collapse, in first full interview since entering No 10 Andy Burnham has pledged to use “whatever political capital I have” to finally fix the crumbling social care system in England, saying that without rapid action the NHS could effectively collapse. In his first full interview since becoming prime minister last week, Burnham said he could not put a timetable on the arrival of a new system for social care but that its creation would...

By Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Amid protests in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy heads to the White House

NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Ukrainian political analyst Oleksandr Kraiev about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's upcoming visit to the White House.

By Debbie Elliott

Zelenskyy: Long-range strikes are not the work of one person

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the dismissal of Mykhailo Fedorov and Oleksandr Syrskyi, saying that long-range strikes inside Russia are the result of a collective effort

By Olha Hlushchenko

UK’s Burnham to welcome Ukraine’s Zelensky in first foreign leader visit

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will on Monday host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as his first foreign leader since taking office a week ago, to underline London’s “unwavering support” for Kyiv. The pair are set to visit a British naval base and hear from both countries’ armed forces personnel involved in training Ukrainian service members for battle, Burnham’s Downing Street office announced late on Sunday. It said he would vow “to continue the unbreakable bond between the two...

By Agence France-Presse

New British PM Burnham to host Zelensky for first foreign leader visit since taking office

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, using his first meeting with a foreign leader since taking office to underline London's "unwavering support" for Kyiv. The visit comes ahead of Zelensky's trip to Washington on Tuesday.

By FRANCE 24

Andy Burnham to make it harder for people to claim benefits as he vows to ‘get serious’ about cutting welfare bill

New prime minister has also warned that ‘the NHS will collapse’ unless he fixes social care

By David Maddox

Burnham says he’s prepared to disagree with Trump ‘to defend UK’s national interest’

New British prime minister also says he would not call general election before 2029

By Paul Sandle

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham hosting Volodymyr Zelensky as first foreign visitor

The two leaders are expected to meet at a naval base, where they will hear how UK-led training programs are helping strengthen Ukraine's armed forces and deliver results on the battlefield.

Burnham to host Zelensky in first foreign leader visit

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as his first foreign leader since taking office a week ago.

Burnham to host Zelenskyy in signal of continued U.K. support

The Ukrainian leader is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump later this week.

White House confirms Trump-Zelensky meeting on Tuesday

U.S. President Donald Trump will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Tuesday, July 28.

8 Gangster Shows Better Than Peaky Blinders

Peaky Blinders made seedy British gangster culture into a cinematic historical masterpiece, but it is not the greatest gangster TV show of all time.

By Faith Roswell

Burnham says he is prepared to call out Trump ‘if right for Britain’

Andy Burnham says he would be prepared to call out Donald Trump to defend Britain's "national interest before anything else" if it is the right thing to do, in his first major interview as prime minister.

By Abubakar Ibrahim