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Friday 5 July 2024

Keir Starmer enters No 10 vowing to rebuild Britain ‘brick by brick’

New PM says government ‘will fight, every day, until you believe again’ and give security to working-class families
He won the votes, now Starmer just needs to win over the people
What Keir Starmer really said in his PM acceptance speech

Bellringers and running the bar dry: inside Labour’s night of elation

Exit poll began celebrations at party HQ and Tate Modern that culminated in Keir Starmer’s walk into Downing Street
Goodbye Savile-Row Sunak: Keir and Victoria Starmer bring more relaxed fashion to No 10

Designer labels rejected in favour of crisp, flattering and functional outfits from British brand
Rishi Sunak departs with a brief nod to his achievements – mostly imagined

As Larry the Cat sees off another PM, Sunak suffers the ultimate kick in the teeth as the sun comes out for Starmer
Keir Starmer’s cabinet will have most female ministers in history

It will, however, only have three from minority ethnic backgrounds despite a record 89 being elected to parliament

From a calamitous debate to calls to drop out: the week that left Biden’s re-election bid hanging by a thread

The president left viewers and supporters startled with his debate performance – and in the days since, has tried to calm worried donors and Democrats
Joe Biden set for media blitz as more lawmakers consider 2024 alternative

Key interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos to air on Friday night as worries grow over president’s competency
#KHive: Kamala Harris memes abound after Joe Biden’s debate disaster

Progressive snark over vice-president gives way to endless viral quotes and emojis, blending irony and authentic praise
Powerful Democratic backers to pause donations until Joe Biden steps aside

Abigail Disney says choice to suspend donations is based on ‘realism, not disrespect’, and suggests Kamala Harris as an alternative

‘We rarely see them now’: just how vulnerable are Vanuatu’s dugongs?

A study of the sea cow population in the South Pacific islands is urgently needed, say experts, as numbers fall dramatically
Rewilding plan aims to bring majestic white storks to London

Working group to look at where birds might be introduced and engage with boroughs and local community in capital

UK house prices remain subdued for third successive month

Sales average £288,455 in June but recent cuts in mortgage rates offer hope for market, says Halifax
Shell to take hit of up to $2bn on Rotterdam and Singapore sites

Oil firm’s warning comes after it had to halt work on Europe’s largest biofuel project and sell refinery in Asia
Can Murdoch’s Tubi repeat its US success as it launches in the UK?

Ad-funded streamer wades into market with offering it says will appeal to those underserved by rivals
China to hold hearing into brandy imports as tension grows with EU over tariffs on EVs

Ministry will discuss investigation into claims that European producers are selling goods below market rates

Weather tracker: Hurricane Beryl causes devastation across Caribbean

Beryl is earliest category 5 Atlantic hurricane in about 100 years of record keeping