National news

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• New NHS plan will fundamentally rewire health service Keir Starmer

  A new 10-year NHS plan will “fundamentally rewire” the health service and put care on people’s doorsteps, the Prime Minister has said.

• Former Navy head sacked after falling short of values and standards expected

  The service of former Royal Navy head Admiral Sir Ben Key has ended in disgrace after an investigation found he fell “far short of the values and standards expected”.

• MPs back proscribing direct action group Palestine Action as terror organisation

  MPs have backed the Government’s move to ban direct action group Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation, despite warnings it will have a “chilling effect” on protest.

• Bob Vylan no longer playing Manchester festival after Glastonbury controversy

  Punk rap duo Bob Vylan will no longer play at a festival in Manchester this weekend after a controversial appearance at Glastonbury.

• Arsenal sign Chloe Kelly on permanent basis after successful loan spell

  Arsenal have completed the permanent signing of England international Chloe Kelly after a successful loan spell last season.

• Starmer defends welfare reform package despite climbdown over Pip

  Sir Keir Starmer defended his welfare reform plans despite being forced into a humiliating climbdown which leaves an almost £5 billion black hole in the Government’s spending plans.

• Sam Fenders People Watching is biggest selling album released this year

  Singer-songwriter Sam Fender’s People Watching is the biggest-selling album to be released this year so far, according to the Official Charts Company.

• Starmer doing the job for Britain says Rayner

  Angela Rayner has defended Sir Keir Starmer as “doing the job for Britain” as he approaches his first year in office.

• Killer nurse Lucy Letby could face more charges

  Murder squad detectives investigating child killer Lucy Letby have passed evidence of further allegations related to baby deaths and collapses at the hospitals where she worked.

• Minister declines to rule out tax rises amid welfare climbdown warning

  There will be “financial consequences” to Sir Keir Starmer’s last-minute climbdown on welfare reform, a Cabinet minister has said, as he declined to rule out tax rises.