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Friday 24 July 2026 · 13:00 BST · 30m · 6 stories · 15 annotated moments · 29 of 30 min on news stories (95%)
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham spent his first day working at the new Number 10 North in Manchester, an office central to his plan to shift power away from Westminster. He argued that holding meetings in London is costly and that a northern base would create a more balanced country. Political correspondent Lucy McDade reported that the office is a temporary site and that Burnham wants decisions on housing, transport, and utilities to be made there, though critics including Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch have called it a gimmick. Separately, the Southport killer Axel Rudakubana was transferred from Belmarsh Prison to Broadmoor Psychiatric Hospital on the advice of clinical professionals, a move that angered the victims' families and drew criticism from Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, who said it should be reversed.
Summer heatwaves sparked wildfires in Western Europe, with emergency evacuations in Spain and France. Spanish authorities declared a state of national emergency, and French officials reported that a wildfire in Gironde had burned over 10,000 hectares, forcing 40,000 people to evacuate. The US imposed a new wave of tariffs on almost 60 countries, including the UK, at rates of 10% or 12.5%, citing forced labour in supply chains. Cabinet Office Minister Sally Jamieson said the UK was in a better place due to exemptions for whiskey and medical technologies. The conflict between the US and Iran continued to escalate, with US strikes on Iran for a 13th night and oil prices rising above $100 a barrel for the first time since May, following Houthi attacks on Saudi tankers in the Red Sea. Security analyst Professor Michael Clarke noted that Iran had also attacked a base in Kuwait and a US naval tower in Bahrain, and that UK bases could be potential targets. American R&B star Chris Brown pleaded guilty to a fray over an incident in a London nightclub three years ago.
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Charged quote Andy Burnham opens new Number 10 North offices in Manchester
and that big things can be done from here. But this is the place where Whitehall meets the rest of the country. I've called it the nerve centre for a rewired Britain. Or if you think about it in terms of the day-to-day challenge around growth, it will be the situation route for growth where we all get round the table,
Sky News, Sky News Today, 24 July 2026, 2:23-2:27
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Charged quote Andy Burnham opens new Number 10 North offices in Manchester
I've called it the nerve centre for a rewired Britain. Or if you think about it in terms of the day-to-day challenge around growth, it will be the situation route for growth where we all get round the table, mares with all of the team and the Whitehall department, so we get those decisions made more quickly,
Sky News, Sky News Today, 24 July 2026, 2:32-2:35
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Charged quote Andy Burnham opens new Number 10 North offices in Manchester
we break through the log jams and we get things done. So it is much more profound, I think, than people have worked out so far. It's not just a new office. Through this place, power is going to flow, energy is going to flow, new ideas are going to come through, the region is going to play back their ambitions here
Sky News, Sky News Today, 24 July 2026, 2:50-2:56
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Contested quote Andy Burnham opens new Number 10 North offices in Manchester
Now, some of the critics include Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative Party leader, you might not be surprised to hear that, who was speaking just yesterday, accusing Andy Burnham of lacking ambition. She thinks that this is all a gimmick. Well, actually, there are some Labour MPs, even in Andy Burnham's own party, that feel a little bit nervous about this, and you probably won't be surprised to know they aren't the ones
Sky News, Sky News Today, 24 July 2026, 6:47-6:55
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Claim Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray in London nightclub incident
Chris Brown pleaded guilty to affray at Southwark Crown Court.
Sky News, Sky News Today, 24 July 2026, 11:34-11:38
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Claim Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray in London nightclub incident
Brown had previously denied more serious charges of assault against a music producer.
Sky News, Sky News Today, 24 July 2026, 11:38-11:43
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- 13:10 Story begins US imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners
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Claim US imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners
The new US tariff strategy follows a Supreme Court ruling that Trump's use of emergency powers for global tariffs was illegal.
Sky News, Sky News Today, 24 July 2026, 13:26-13:36
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Contested quote US imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners
to the 10% tariff that will apply to UK goods. We're actually in a better place today than we were yesterday because things like whiskey and medical technologies the tariffs won't apply and actually through the deal that was negotiated with the US, Britain has done better out of it. But of course, conversations will always continue between officials
Sky News, Sky News Today, 24 July 2026, 13:44-14:00
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Claim US imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners
The US is imposing new tariffs on imports from around 60 trading partners.
Sky News, Sky News Today, 24 July 2026, 14:12-14:30
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Charged quote US imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners
The net impact on day one of these should be no change at all. The UK was already subject to 10% tariffs with the odd exception and those will carry over. What the Trump regime has done here is roll over the tariffs that it's been so keen to impose ever since last spring when Donald Trump signalled a new age of protectionism in the US
Sky News, Sky News Today, 24 July 2026, 14:49-14:53
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Charged quote US imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners
some farming tariffs as well. They appear to be in place. But what it does underline is that the US is absolutely committed to hitting its trading partners, to raising revenue, which is rolling into the US Treasury and that they welcome. They're attempting to rebalance their trading arrangements and reinvigorate American manufacturing.
Sky News, Sky News Today, 24 July 2026, 16:20-16:23
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Charged quote US imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners
So that is another issue. It's very complex. There's no overnight change, but it's clear the US is not for turning and Donald Trump is very committed to using tariffs to flex US economic muscle. This is Sky News Today with me, Simon Mawson. Coming up after the break, Jürgen Klopp has been named as the new coach
Sky News, Sky News Today, 24 July 2026, 17:41-17:47
- 20:00 Story begins Houthi attacks two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea
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Charged quote Houthi attacks two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea
But saying it now I suppose is trying to remind everyone that if the United States is going to continue with these attacks on Iran and deeper them inside Iran, then the Iranians will lash out even further. So it doesn't change anything, but it means that everyone's on as high alert as they're on before.
Sky News, Sky News Today, 24 July 2026, 23:26-23:28
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Contested quote Houthi attacks two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea
we'll overdo it with more pain. But all that he can suggest is just more bombing, and that's the problem. More bombing won't make a difference to the fundamental balance between Iran and the United States, which the Iranians are in control of at the moment. They're setting the agenda, they think they've won this war,
Sky News, Sky News Today, 24 July 2026, 25:04-25:06
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Charged quote Houthi attacks two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea
More bombing won't make a difference to the fundamental balance between Iran and the United States, which the Iranians are in control of at the moment. They're setting the agenda, they think they've won this war, and I think they're probably right. Professor Michael Clarke, thanks very much indeed for your analysis.
Sky News, Sky News Today, 24 July 2026, 25:09-25:16
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