Pip review is an opportunity – and headache – for Andy Burnham
Attempts to add conditionality to Pip would be opposed by campaigners and Labour backbenchers
IMF upgrades UK growth forecast as fears over impact of Iran war diminish
July update projects GDP growth of 1% this year, making UK the third fastest-growing economy in the G7
Minister ‘appalled’ as ex-data watchdog prepares to sue woman who raised harassment concerns
John Edwards resigned in June after independent investigation following claims of sexual harassment and bullying
Summer holiday bookings bounce back after fragile Middle East ceasefire, Jet2 says
Company says market in good shape with strong recovery across all destinations as customers take the plunge
Virgin Media fined record £28m for stopping customers cancelling contracts
Ofcom levies largest-ever consumer protection fine after finding firm deliberately mishandled millions of phone calls
ABC and SBS need ‘oversight’ committee to vet Israel coverage, Jillian Segal tells royal commission
Antisemitism envoy says public broadcasters, which currently have an ombudsman to handle complaints, need an independent oversight committee
Taylor defends Sarah Henderson’s triple-zero calls amid questions about claimed Telstra-outage death in SA
South Australian police say they’re unaware of death despite claim by Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle
Western Europe records hottest-ever June as heatwaves intensify
Temperatures across ravaged region 3C above average as scientists warn of risks for people, ecosystems and infrastructure
‘I was a self-centred, entitled little horror ... arguably I still am’: cult psych rocker Robyn Hitchcock talks to Stewart Lee
Armed with a new album inspired by ‘dead English blokes’, the revered musician discusses writing nasty songs about his neighbours and how he’s finally made it in Nashville aged 73
My holiday from hell: I went to Ibiza at 16 - and am still haunted by what I saw in a bathroom sink
I didn’t see being a couple of years away from technically qualifying for an 18-30s jaunt to be a problem. But the booze, humiliation and a ‘mystery pooer’ made me rethink my entire life
Return of the Berlin Wall: how the barrier that divided Germany is splitting south London
Would you install 2.75 tonnes of reinforced concrete in your garden, a fragment of the most notorious symbol of the cold war? Herne Hill resident Steven Thorpe did – and the neighbours are not happy
Telstra outage: triple-zero calls affected by network glitches as regional train services slowly resume
Carrier says some still unable to connect to emergency hotline a day after mobile network went down
Graham Platner debacle puts Democrats in grave danger of blowing it in the midterms
The meltdown in Maine’s Senate race risks the Democrats’ opportunity to turn Trump into a lame duck president.
US launches strikes on Iran for a second day after Trump says agreement to end the war is ‘over’
Attacks on three locations across Iran came after three tankers in the strait of Hormuz were targeted on Tuesday
Ushida Findlay review: the mighty culture clash that gave us the dazzling Soft and Hairy House
When Kathryn Findlay and Eisaku Ushida joined forces, a sensual kind of architecture was born, resulting in a hairy blue pod in Tokyo and a starfish beach palace in Qatar
Ukraine war briefing: Russia bans diesel exports as refinery attacks ⁠trigger gas shortages and price spikes
Moscow moves to support domestic fuel market as drivers ⁠face hours-long lines amid intensifying Ukrainian strikes. What we know on day 1,597
Can’t catch the train, can’t use Eftpos, can’t charge your car: how Telstra’s outage wreaked havoc across Australia
Trains, mobile phones, triple-zero calls and even EVs – if it communicates, Telstra bricked it