A “heartbreaking” blaze at Liverpool’s Littlewoods building raged into Monday morning, leaving fire crews battling to save the landmark.

The roof and an upper floor of a wing of the “iconic” building were feared to have been destroyed after flames took hold on Sunday evening.

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS) said crews were confronted with a “significant” blaze that at one point saw an area measuring 200m x 100m alight.

However firefighters were able to prevent the whole site being engulfed and the 1930s Art-Deco structure’s integrity was thought to have withstood the blaze.

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Momentum, the Jeremy Corbyn-supporting campaign group, has demanded a new system for selecting parliamentary candidates in the Labour Party.

The organisation says it will back changes at this month’s party conference to bring in an “open, inclusive” process in order to create “a new generation of MPs”.

The move is likely to heighten fears expressed by a number of anti-Corbyn MPs that they face being “purged” in re-selection battles.

It comes as Mr Corbyn faces pressure from a bitter row over anti-Semitism and Labour’s position on Brexit.

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Working parents with children under five have seen nursery fees increase three times faster than their wages over the past decade, according to a new study.

An analysis by the TUC showed that childcare costs have risen by 52% since 2008 for families with a full-time and a part-time working parent.

Over the same period their wages have gone up by 17%.

The situation is worse for lone parents, with childcare costs for a single mother or father working full-time increasing seven times faster than earnings.

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