MPs have rejected a renewed attempt to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, defeating Lauren Edwards' bill by 286 votes to 270 at second reading.
Reform UK has gained Hutton & Locking from the Conservatives after William 'Will' Jones was elected to North Somerset Council.
The Conservatives have held Haverhill West in the West Suffolk Council by-election, with Graham David Cone winning 530 votes and Reform UK finishing second on 267.
Labour has held Burnage in Manchester after Carl Austin-Behan won 1,365 votes, defeating Green challenger Daoud Nawaz by 328 votes.
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has been formally selected to contest the Holborn and St Pancras by-election on 8 October, setting up a high-profile battle with Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali for Sir Keir Starmer's former seat.
Reform UK has gained Eckington South & Renishaw from Labour after Jamie Hodgson won 40.2% of the vote in the North East Derbyshire council by-election.
The UK economy grew by 0.4% in July, significantly beating expectations for no growth, as services and computer programming helped drive the stronger-than-expected performance.
The National Audit Office has warned that households could face higher electricity bills unless Britain accelerates a £70 billion programme to upgrade the power grid, with congestion costs potentially reaching £7.8 billion a year by 2030.
MPs will vote today on a renewed attempt to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales, after the previous bill cleared the Commons but failed to complete its passage through the Lords.
Andy Burnham has announced 29 new battery-electric trains for TransPennine Express, with the fleet to be built by Alstom in Derby and enter service in the 2030s.
Andy Burnham has rejected Conservative plans to fund higher defence spending through major welfare cuts after telling MPs that national security “can’t come at the expense of social security”.
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