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Business

BT, Verizon strike deal to combine international operations

Under the agreement, Verizon will pay BT $625 million, while both companies will hold equal voting rights in the new venture, according to a joint statement.

andy-burnham
UK

Burnham to unveil 10-year plan with more powers for mayors

His plan would give mayors greater control over social housing, welfare and education, with powers over budgets currently managed by Whitehall.

Drone
UK

Defence plan drops new destroyers and frigates for drone funding: Report

Defence Secretary Dan Jarvis secured between £1 billion and £1.5 billion more than his predecessor John Healey, who resigned after a funding dispute with the Treasury.

Kanishka Narayan
UK

UK launches two AI research labs with £60m backing

The funding will be provided through UK Research and Innovation’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council over the next six years. The labs will also receive access to large-scale computing power worth tens of millions of pounds.

Nottingham City Hospital
UK

Nottingham maternity failings report due as families seek answers

The review, led by senior midwife Donna Ockenden, is due to be published on Wednesday. It is the largest maternity review in NHS history and is expected to detail widespread failings linked to baby deaths and avoidable harm.

Starmer-Burnham
UK

Burnham, Starmer hold secret talks on transition

It was the first time the two had spoken since Burnham won the Makerfield by-election, opening the way for him to challenge Starmer for the Labour leadership.

Andy Burnham
UK

Labour MPs weigh leadership challenges as Burnham remains frontrunner

Starmer announced on Monday that he was stepping down after accepting that he was no longer the right person to lead Labour into the next general election.