Andy Burnham will become the UK’s prime minister today, replacing Keir Starmer .

Starmer will deliver his final address as PM later this morning, before he and Burnham visit King Charles in Buckingham Palace.

The new prime minister will then give his own speech in Downing Street – he will promise “more breathing room” for Britain, while arguing for a more “stable and responsible” politics.

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch wished the new PM “every success” – but warns he is entering Downing Street without a “clear plan”.

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Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time to seal their second World Cup trophy at the New York New Jersey Stadium on Sunday.

The team conceded just one goal throughout the entire tournament – the lowest by any winning team.

After the full-time whistle, however, a fight broke out between Argentina and Spain’s players.

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Computing giant Microsoft has spent 20 years pursuing an approach to quantum computing.

There is a worldwide race to develop the technology, given its potential to take on tasks currently considered too enormous for even the most powerful traditional computers.

BBC Tech Now’s Adrienne Murray has rare access to Microsoft’s Quantum Lab in Denmark to find out how the chips are being developed.

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Protests have been taking place in several Ukrainian cities against President Volodymyr Zelensky’s surprise dismissal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.

A crowd of people – mostly young – gathered in Kyiv on Thursday morning, holding up signs reading “Hands off Fedorov” and “Stop sabotaging victory!” and chanting “Shame!”.

Zelensky’s decision has causing significant upset among commentators and the military as well as parts of civil society.

The rumours that the end of Fedorov’s tenure was related to tensions between him and Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi were all but confirmed by Fedorov himself and Zelensky.

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