Burnham signals support for bill to make ‘Black English’ and ‘Asian English’ census options

PM welcomes cross-party push to reject ethnic basis for Englishness promoted by Reform UK politicians

Andy Burnham says government will unveil 10-year plan by mid-December

Prime minister tells Kemi Badenoch at PMQs that flagship strategy will be revealed before Commons Christmas recess

Police to target 500 chronic shoplifters in retail crime crackdown in England

Tactics to include GPS tagging for repeat offenders, high street bans and tougher sentences

Whitehall is too ‘tame, reactive and risk-averse’, says UK’s top civil servant

Antonia Romeo pledges to ‘rewire’ civil service by incentivising and rewarding top performers

Labour MPs raise concerns Burnham’s 10-year-plan will not be radical enough

Exclusive: Reindustrialisation Research Group to meet with Cabinet Office to discuss worries over PM’s long-term strategy

UK counter-terrorism police arrest senior US soldier with alleged links to Russia

Man, 41, arrested near Gloucester by police working with US authorities in investigation involving ‘allegations of espionage’, according to FBI director

Falkland Islanders face ‘devastating consequences’ if Argentina blocks oil project, says UK

Countries clash over Sea Lion project as Hamburg tribunal risks deepening sovereignty dispute

Woman jailed for posing as man to dupe partner into sex found guilty of similar deception

Jury finds Blade Silvano, who presented herself as a male army veteran, guilty of six counts of sexual assault

Britain willing to discuss paying into EU to join electricity market, says minister

Hamish Falconer says UK has ‘not accepted principle’ of linking electricity trade to ‘cohesion fund’ but two sides will discuss issue

UK social media ban expansion for under-16s could cover YouTube Kids

Regulations under consideration could affect up to 150 platforms, including LegoPlay, Spotify and eBay, sources say