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Andy Burnham's approach is unusual but it should work, former deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman has said.

The UK will scrap some older weapons and kit, including Storm Shadow cruise missiles and a range of military helicopters, under a major investment plan which falls billions of pounds short of what military chiefs say they need.

Resident doctors in England have voted to accept a day deal, bringing to an end long-running strike action.

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The UK will replace a fleet of big, expensive destroyers with smaller, budget warships under an investment plan that seeks to rearm the military for less cash than officers say they need.