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Andy Burnham is set to hand mayors new powers to overrule councils and take control of local planning decisions 

Prisoners jailed for violent and sexual offences may be confined to zones of a few miles when they are released.

The mother of a 23-year-old British woman who was unlawfully killed after being shot by her father in Texas says she has felt "incredibly alone" and "deserted by the British authorities" throughout her campaign for justice.

Two men arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after the death of a 22-year-old soldier, whose disappearance on a night out triggered a major search, have been released on bail.

Former sprint star Usain Bolt is registered to play for a Sunday league team in Manchester, with the Olympic champion set to make another foray into football.

Wildfires are spreading over larger areas, burning for longer and drawing closer to homes, according to analysis of this year's fires by Sky News' Data and Forensics team.

Constance Marten has been granted permission to appeal the 14-year jail sentence she received for her baby's death while on the run with her partner.

A girl, whose three family members lost their lives after getting into difficulty in waters off the Sussex coast, has also died.

Police have dropped the case against a man accused of leaking the addresses of homes housing asylum seekers which were later targeted during several nights of disorder in Thetford.