Andy Burnham steps up his campaign as the Labour leadership contest enters its final month. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PA Work experience internships, which often serve as a middle-class passport to good jobs, should be restricted to a maximum of three months, be paid the minimum wage and be required... 

David Cameron shakes hands with 12-year-old Tyler Rushworth as he leaves the St Peter’s Partnership, during a visit to Ashton-under-Lyne, yesterday. Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA Sometimes, though not often enough, you read a heart-rending article which pulls you up sharp. There’s... 

Lord McNally is seeking to reform privacy law – but it won’t be an easy job. Photograph: Ian Nicholson/PA What is there to say in the matter of ZXC and BNM? Precisely nothing, of course. ZXC is the second England footballer in a week to win a gagging injunction against a BNM sort of... 

The UK’s housing market remains slow despite an increase of 5% in mortgage lending in July, compared to June. Photograph: Russell Boyce/Reuters Mortgage lending rose by 5% in July compared to the previous month, to £13.6bn, but was down 3% from £14bn in July 2009, supporting claims...