Andy Burnham said he would take responsibility for funding the UK’s defence investment plan “extremely seriously” after documents showed a £4.7bn gap. Ministers face questions over when Burnham learned of the shortfall and how the money will be found.
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer formally apologised for the British state’s role in forced adoptions that separated an estimated 185,000 babies from unmarried mothers. The government announced £4 million for record access, reunion services, support groups and research, but no compensation scheme.
British actor Anthony Head, known for “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Ted Lasso,” “Merlin” and “Little Britain,” has died at 72. His daughters said he died peacefully of complications from pneumonia, surrounded by family.