Govia Thameslink, Chiltern and Great Western to follow West Midlands Trains into public ownership in 2026, transport secretary to tell Labour party conference

Hundreds of thousands more children are to receive a free breakfast through a government scheme, Bridget Phillipson has announced.

On Saturday, education secretary, said that 500,000 more children across England will soon benefit from the government’s role out of free breakfast clubs

The start of the national rollout of free breakfast clubs will be an historic change in working families’ daily routines and is another example of this Labour government making good on its promises to deliver the change the British people voted for.

This is Labour choosing a path of renewal towards a fairer country – breaking down the barriers to opportunity and ensuring every child starts school ready to learn.

I have worked hard as a councillor for Langside for the past three years to build a better community and now I can’t wait to be the voice of change across our great communities in the constituency.

As your candidate for Glasgow Southside, I will always put people and planet before corporate greed, I will fight back against the millionaires who are pushing racist anti-migrant narratives and I will call out the horrific genocide in Gaza.

Since then, she’s been a great voice for the local community and I have no doubt that she’ll be a fantastic candidate for the constituency.

Green support in Glasgow Southside has been growing steadily in recent years and we’re looking forward to the campaign for Holyrood, in Southside, across Glasgow and throughout the country.

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Unidentified drones spotted at several military sites including the Karup airbase on Friday night

Unidentified drones flew over Danish military sites including its biggest base during Friday night, the latest in a slew of sightings officials have called a “hybrid attack” and hinted at possible Russian involvement.

Drones were spotted at several military sites, a Danish military spokesperson told Agence France-Presse, refusing to provide other details.

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Announcement of deal baffles experts and former ministers, who say there is no sign of any untapped reserves

The newfound camaraderie between the US and Pakistan was on full display this week as Donald Trump welcomed Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, and the country’s powerful army chief, Asim Munir, into the Oval Office, heralding them both as “great leaders”.

Having been cold-shouldered by successive US presidents, this was the first time a Pakistani prime minister had been invited to Washington in more than six years. It was also the unprecedented second time this year that Munir – who holds no official government role – held an intimate meeting with Trump, which many took as a telling signal of where the power to cut deals really lies in Pakistan.

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