National News

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• Burnham blocks early prison release for rapists and serious child sex offenders

  The Prime Minister has said rape, serious child sex offences and grooming are to be excluded from upcoming cuts to prison sentences.

• Bankrupt Britain needs to tap into North Sea oil gold says Donald Trump

  Donald Trump has said he thinks he and Andy Burnham are “going to have a very good relationship” as he again stressed the need for the UK to tackle immigration and open up North Sea oil, claiming Britain was currently “a bankrupt country”.

• Jordan Henderson joins Chelsea after Brentford exit

  Jordan Henderson has joined Chelsea on a two-year deal following his departure from Brentford.

• England and Wales suffer driest July on record in summer of extreme weather

  England and Wales have had their driest July in records dating back to 1836, provisional statistics from the Met Office show.

• Comedian Jimmy Cricket dies aged 80 following short illness

  Comedian Jimmy Cricket has died aged 80 following a short illness.

• Sunday Times and Sun columnist Rod Liddle dies aged 66

  Journalist and broadcaster Rod Liddle has died after a short illness at the age of 66.

• Man arrested after nine year old girl found injured at industrial estate dies

  A 35-year-old man has been arrested following the death of a nine-year-old girl who was found seriously injured at an industrial estate in Arbroath.

• Man jailed for keeping dead mother in freezer while claiming 78000 in benefits

  A man has been jailed after keeping his dead mother inside a freezer for nearly three years while continuing to receive more than £78,000 of her benefits.

• Burnham pledges to be relentless in tackling small boat crossings

  Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to be “relentless” in tackling small boat crossings.

• Girl dies after medical episode at Kendal Calling festival

  A teenage girl has died after suffering a “medical episode” at a festival headlined by Wolf Alice and Scissor Sisters.