Burnham to say UK must be honest about its challenges as he prepares to become PM

Dominant Spain win World Cup after extra-time goal dethrones 10-man Argentina in final

Iran vows not a ‘single drop’ of oil or gas will pass strait as US carries out more strikes

Rise in overseas surrogates ‘increases risk of stateless babies’

Pay gap widens as UK bosses get 130 times average worker’s salary

Burnham’s vow to end Labour briefing wars will test his grip on the party

‘When I get home, my whole body aches’: extreme heat saps health and wages of India’s poorest workers

‘Everything I know about evil I learned in that small town’: John Carpenter on terrifying the world with Halloween, The Thing and The Fog

From Gary Lineker’s revenge to the bizarre tale of a missing cat: the best viral TV moments of the World Cup

  Europe is at risk of creating a human rights black hole with its ‘return hubs’ for migrants

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  The Andy Burnham I’ve met over the past 20 years gives me hope for British politics

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Fox crowned Open champion as heavyweights wilt under pressure

Glory eludes hometown hero Fleetwood in his dream made reality

The world's weirdest batteries: new ways from salt to sweat of storing renewable energy

Sex-loving hookworms and other peculiar parasites: one man’s mission to champion nature’s villains

Wessex Water chief pockets above-inflation pay rise despite bonus ban over sewage spills

‘How’s this joker got my details?’: BrewDog founder faces complaints over emails to ‘equity punks’