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• Makerfield by-election: Crunching the numbers - why Burnham's win is so significant

  The result lived up to the hype. An unprecedented contest ended in a seismic result, as Andy Burnham was announced as the new Labour MP for Makerfield with 55% of the vote, more than 20 points ahead of his defeated Reform opponent Robert Kenyon.

• Tories and SNP win Scottish by-elections - as Labour come fourth in both races

  The Scottish Conservatives have won the Aberdeen South by-election - taking the seat from the SNP.

• Boy, 3, seriously hurt in crocodile pen - with man 'not known to him' arrested for 'attempted murder'

  A toddler was left in a critical condition after ending up in a zoo's crocodile enclosure, while a man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

• Amber heat health alert issued for parts of England as new heatwave looms

  An amber heat health alert has been issued for parts of England from this afternoon, the UK Health Security Agency has announced.

• Liberal Democrat MP Cameron Thomas arrested and suspended from party

  A Liberal Democrat MP has had the party whip withdrawn after he was arrested.

• Man, 78, detained under mental health act after vandalism of James Bulger's grave

  A man has been detained under the Mental Health Act following vandalism at the grave of murdered toddler James Bulger, police said.

• Prisoners guilty of murder after child killer found 'tucked up in bed' with 25 stab wounds

  Three prisoners have been found guilty of murdering a child killer who was stabbed to death in his cell.