Prime Minister on holiday row: Reform and critics seized on Andy Burnham taking a break just two weeks into the job, while No 10 insists government will keep running and Louise Haigh would deputise if needed. Local politics & antisemitism: Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch defended a Somerset council candidate, Joshua Bonehill-Paine, a former neo-Nazi internet troll jailed for hate crimes, as Jewish groups declined to meet him and urged the party to drop him. Court case: Gary Glitter (Paul Gadd) appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court charged with historical child sex offences from 1978-81, remanded to appear at the Old Bailey on 2 September. Planning & data centres: Tower Hamlets approved the Brick Lane Truman Brewery redevelopment including a data centre for high-frequency trading, drawing fierce opposition over noise, power use and affordable housing impacts. Public safety & fire risk: Government consultation tightens fireworks rules after Harrow’s “worst year” for misuse, with proposals to restrict noisier products and add higher-risk items to the ban list. Northern Ireland farming push: AERA committee coverage highlights calls for Westminster to back NI’s £7.3bn agri-food sector and anaerobic digestion investment for food and energy security. Health campaign: Cardiac Risk in the Young screenings in Barrow drew 190 attendees to help prevent sudden deaths in 16-35s.