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  A cross-party group of MPs has told prime minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham he should allow councils to increase council tax by as much as they want. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  World-leading medical research in the UK is not yet delivering better health outcomes for enough people in the country, according to a new report. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  The persistent disadvantage gap in schools will be an "early challenge" for the next prime minister, researchers are warning. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  British troops dropped Afghan prisoners from a forklift "for fun", and a soldier who raised concerns about the killing of three farmers in a raid by UK special forces was called a "Taliban-loving apologist", an inquiry has heard. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  A fifth British national has been identified as a victim of a wildfire in southern Spain in which killed more than a dozen people. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  A prisoner inside Wandsworth jail helped Daniel Khalife get money while he was on the run after escaping from prison under a food delivery truck, a court has heard. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  Potential theatre strikes across London's West End this summer have been averted after union members reached a proposed agreement with The Society of London Theatre (SOLT). Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  An MP groped the breasts of two women at a London club after pestering them to join him for a drink, a has court heard. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News

  A rapist taxi driver who was allowed to keep his operator's licence despite being locked up for attacking a teenage passenger intends to appeal against his conviction and sentence. Read the full article here. Read More UK News - The latest headlines from the UK | Sky News