Watch: How did Burnham’s speech go down in the conference hall?
The PM received a standing ovation as he spoke about his late dad while setting out reforms to social care. Read More BBC News
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Rayner announces crackdown on ‘cowboy’ leasehold property agents
The housing secretary used her Labour conference speech to announce protections for leaseholders facing ‘injustice’. Read More BBC News
Body of newborn baby found on shoreline in Wales as police search for mother
The body of the newborn was found near Siliwen Road near the Menai Strait on Sunday. Read More BBC News
RAF Fairford incident involves ‘foreign actor’, says Rubio
In a television interview the US Secretary of State mentioned Iran, which has denied any involvement Read More BBC News
Watch: What we do and don’t know about the RAF Fairford incident
BBC correspondent Daniel Sandford explains where the investigation goes from here. Read More BBC News
Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas refused bail over alleged boat damage
Daniel Thomas is remanded in custody after appearing at Portsmouth Crown Court. Read More BBC News
Watch: ‘Ship buster’ missiles sink old US warship in live fire training off Scotland
The 43-year-old decommissioned frigate was used for target practice off the Outer Hebrides. Read More BBC News
‘We don’t know where he is’: Relatives of the explorer tell BBC
Speaking to BBC Newsnight, his former sister-in-law told the BBC that she did not know where he was, and nobody had been able to see him. Read More BBC News
Lives ‘will be lost’ unless UK does more to combat wildfires, committee chairwoman says
Baroness Brown says there must be better training and planning, after a record year for wildfires in England and Wales. Read More BBC News
Family of British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes say they don’t know where he is
It has been alleged that Sir Ranulph has been admitted to a number of care homes under assumed names. Read More BBC News