Andy Burnham is the UK’s new prime minister following Keir Starmer’s official resignation on Monday morning.

Burnham arrived at Buckingham Palace just after midday on Monday, where he was invited by King Charles to form a government, officially making him PM.

Burnham arrived at Downing Street to applause after his appointment as PM, where he delivered his first speech and made the following points : • He is “acutely conscious” he is the seventh PM since 2016, calling this a moment for “reflection and new resolution”
• He stressed the importance of Britain regaining stability
• He also said politicians have “not been good enough” but pledged to be better – promising the biggest changes in the last 40 years
• Power will be taken out of Downing Street and into “every postcode in the land”, he pledged
• He will set out measures from tomorrow to help give people “some b

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) says they have conducted 112 special surprise raids yesterday (July 20), targeting shops and restaurants located around major bus terminals, transport centres and long-distance bus stands in cities across Sri Lanka.

The main objective of this special operation was to protect consumers from unfair trading practices at transport centres frequently used by members of the public and passengers.

Major violations detected during the raids included:

• Selling beverages, snacks and packaged food items above the Maximum Retail Price marked by the manufacturer.
• Failing to clearly display the prices of bakery products, other food items and goods for consumers.
• Failing to display essential information on packaged goods, including the date of manufacture, expiry date, batch number, and the manufacturer’s name and address.
• Displaying expired food pro

கோவை மாவட்ட ஆட்சியர் அலுவலகத்தில் மதுவிலக்குத் துறை அமைச்சர் விக்னேஷ் அதிகாரிகளுடன் ஆலோசனை நடத்தினார்.

பின்னர்  செய்தியாளர்களுக்குப் பேட்டியளித்த அவர், “போதையில்லா தமிழகத்தை உருவாக்க வேண்டும் என்பது இன்றியமையாத ஒன்றாக இருக்கிறது. அதற்கான பல கட்ட முயற்சிகள் நடைபெற்று வருகின்றன. ஒரு மாதமாக காவல் துறை போதைப் பொருட்களைப் பறிமுதல் செய்து வருகிறது.

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