National news

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• Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell jailed for more than five years

  Peter Murrell, former chief executive of the SNP who embezzled more than £400,000 from the party, has been jailed for more than five years.

• Algeria come from behind to beat Jordan

  Nadhir Benobuali and Amine Gouiri scored in the 2-1 win for Algeria

• Britain to have surplus of energy for winter despite Iran war forecasts show

  Britain has more than enough electricity supply to meet demand through the winter months, despite households facing higher bills following the Iran war, according to the energy system operator.

• Quarter of families have no summer holiday planned survey

  Rising costs have been blamed after a survey suggested more than a quarter (27%) of UK families do not have a summer holiday booked.

• Drivers told not to use a smartwatch behind the wheel

  Drivers are being urged not to use smartwatches behind the wheel, with legislation covering the gadgets described as “unclear”.

• Billy Gilmour grateful for support of Scotland players and fans after injury

  Billy Gilmour admits the support of his Scotland team-mates and fans has been the ideal consolation to missing out on the World Cup.

• Bukayo Saka involved as full England squad trains ahead of Ghana game

  Bukayo Saka and the rest of England’s World Cup squad all trained on Monday ahead of the match against Ghana.

• Burnham could be PM within weeks as Starmer quits after losing support of MPs

  Andy Burnham has been sworn in as the Labour MP for Makerfield following last week’s by-election.

• Sir Keir Starmer resigns as Prime Minister with Andy Burnham poised to take over

  Sir Keir Starmer has announced he will resign as Prime Minister less than two years after coming to power.

• Landlords who refuse to fix dangerous problems face fines of up to 7000

  Landlords in England who fail to fix dangerous problems such as damp and mould now face fines of up to £7,000.