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Monday briefing: Nepal and Tibet’s floods are a warning for the future

In today’s newsletter: As rescuers search for survivors after catastrophic floods, the disaster offers a stark warning about the climate risks facing the region, and the world

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham gives train drivers pay rise to avoid embarrassing strikes on 'London to No10 North' line

The PM has averted strikes which could have caused delays for thousands of commuters

Evening Standard

Irish rappers Kneecap say ‘f*** Benjamin Netanyahu’ in Reading Festival set

With a Palestinian flag draped over the DJ deck, the trio got the crowd jumping.

Evening Standard

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Burnham makes major pledge to scrap indefinite jail terms

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The Independent UK

Wes Streeting Says He's Faced More Homophobia in Three Weeks as Defence Secretary Than His Entire Life

Wes Streeting, the UK's first openly gay Defence Secretary, faces significant online homophobic abuse, highlighting ongoing stereotypes and backlash from past policies on trans minors.

International Business Times UK

Prisons ‘one major event from disaster’ after U-turn on early release scheme

Critics say the move, which will keep PC Harper’s killers in jail, leaves number of prison spaces ‘too close to the bone’

The Guardian - UK

Cleverly avoids culture war issues in pitch to be next London mayor

Conservative hopeful says Sadiq Khan has ‘lost passion for the job’ and Andy Burnham is ‘very anti-London’

The Guardian - UK

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‘The IPP scandal has toyed with people’s lives. Here’s why I began investigating – and what should happen next’

COMMENT : Amy-Clare Martin has spent the past three years spearheading a campaign by The Independent to end IPP sentences, interviewing dozens of prisoners, families and experts in the process. Here, she explains why it’s possible to balance the vital need to protect the public with what is fair and…

The Independent UK

What is Burnham doing to the early prison release scheme and why?

Offences including manslaughter have been excluded from changes to sentencing rules amid an overcrowding crisis

The Guardian - UK

Seeking true north? Head for this Scottish island next year

IF Prime Minister Andy Burnham wants to clear up his apparent confusion over where the north is, he could head to Shetland around June next year

The National (Scotland)

Andy Burnham pledge to end indefinite prison terms ‘a step towards healing’

Campaigners welcome plan to bring IPP sentences to a close but say the move is long overdue

The Guardian - UK

James Cleverly vows to end Sadiq Khan's 'war on motorists' if he becomes London Mayor

City Hall hopeful Sir James Cleverly accuses London Mayor of leading ‘real war on the motorist’

Evening Standard

Mayor of London hopeful James Cleverly says PM Burnham is ‘anti’ the capital

The former home secretary is to run for City Hall in 2028

The Independent UK

‘I’ve been waiting for this for 20 years’: Father jailed for two decades for stealing mobile phone finally going home

Exclusive: IPP prisoner Leroy Douglas, whose incarceration has been found to be unlawful and arbitrary by the United Nations, has finally been granted parole

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Cities are the big winners in Burnham’s devolution drive. But what happens to the rest of England?

Labour has promised a ‘fundamental rewiring’ of power. But some areas are years into their devolution journey while others scramble to get started, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Could this policy fix the care system and slash student debt at the same time?

Andy Burnham is in need of radical proposals. A ‘care first’ year in exchange for 50% off fees could be just what he needs

The Independent UK

Harry accuses security boss of not warning staff over al Qaida threat

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, have returned to the UK

The Guardian - UK

Train drivers secure 3.6% pay rise after threat of strikes on busy UK routes

Deal agreed between Avanti West Coast and Aslef is first to be approved by Burnham government

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The National (Scotland)

Renewed calls to dual road between England and Edinburgh after surge in fatalities

RENEWED calls have been made to upgrade the main road link between England and Edinburgh after a surge in fatalities on single carriageway sections…

Evening Standard

Harry accuses security body chair of not informing his staff of al-Qaida threat

The Duke of Sussex wrote to the Home Secretary asking her to take a personal role in determining if his family receive close police protection

Evening Standard

Grooming gang members and killers including Pc Harper’s to be kept behind bars

Anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including all forms of manslaughter and death by dangerous driving, will now be excluded from early release.

The Independent UK

PC Harper’s killers will not be released early from jail, Burnham announces

The prime minister said anyone convicted of unlawful killing would be excluded from the early release scheme

The Guardian - UK

PC Andrew Harper’s killers will stay in prison as Burnham changes early release scheme

PM says anyone convicted of unlawful killing, including all forms of manslaughter, will be excluded from the scheme

The Guardian - UK

On long road back from Brexit, north-east’s recovery rides on survival of Nissan’s ‘shining star’ plant

Operating at only half its capacity, Japanese carmaker’s Sunderland factory seeks deal with China’s Chery as it battles Brexit threats

The Guardian - UK

South West Water has worst environmental record in England, analysis shows

Exclusive: Friends of the Earth finds greatest sewage discharge in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset

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