Sir Keir Starmer will put the cost of living at the heart of a new year pitch to voters next week with a promise to “make life better” across Britain in 2026.

RAF Typhoons and French aircraft have carried out a joint strike on an underground facility in Syria which had been occupied by the so-called Islamic State, the Ministry of Defence has said.

The United manager has recently commented on the lack of recruitment activity at Old Trafford and changed his formation for the win over Newcastle.