79 m. ago Cumbernauld fire: Huge blaze erupts as six in hospital and locals warned 'stay indoors'

Firefighters are battling a huge fire at at Blairlinn Industrial Estate in Cumbernauld, with a building ablaze and six ambulances among the emergency response as people told to stay indoors

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2 h. ago Parents of SEND children fight private school VAT hike in court: ‘We’re working seven days a week to pay fees’

Education Not Taxation found that more than 98 per cent of parents with SEND children didn’t believe the state sector locally. to them would meet their children’s needs properly

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8 h. ago Scots 'getting the pay rise they desperately deserve' says Angela Rayner

EXCLUSIVE: The Deputy Prime Minister said the minimum wage rise will "tackle low pay and help workers in Scotland to get on in life".

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9 h. ago SNP Government told to 'think the unthinkable' to finally end 'brutal housing emergency'

Shelter Scotland asked whether the public would tolerate closing libraries if it meant all children were guaranteed a secure place to live.

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23 h. ago ANDREW PIERCE: Will Angela Rayner stay mum about her Ritzy partying?

As Britain's first female deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner is a poster girl for social mobility. She certainly never misses a chance to highlight her rise from a humble upbringing.

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24 h. ago Government accused of ‘washing its hands’ of Birmingham bin strike problem

MPs also heard a resident of the Edgbaston area of the city claimed to have been ‘bitten by a rat’.

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25 h. ago Birmingham declares major incident over bin strike as MP says resident 'bitten by rat'

Council estimates 17,000 tonnes of waste remains uncollected around the city

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25 h. ago Birmingham City Council declares major incident over bin strike: Chaos as 17,000 tonnes of waste remains uncollected as picket lines block rubbish trucks at depots

Members of the Unite union in Birmingham are holding an all-out strike which has led to rubbish piling up in the streets.

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25 h. ago Major incident declared over bin strike as 17,000 tonnes of waste left to rot

The all-out strike has led to rubbish piling up in the streets and residents complaining about rats

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25 h. ago Birmingham City Council declares major incident as bin strike continues

The council says bin lorries are being prevented by picket lines from leaving waste depots.

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26 h. ago Birmingham bin strike escalates as council declares major incident

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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26 h. ago Birmingham bin strike escalates as council declares major incident with giant rats invading homes

Birmingham City Council has declared a major incident over a bin strike and said that picket lines blocking its depots are preventing waste vehicles from collecting 17,000 tonnes of rubbish

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56 h. ago Rubbish piles up in streets and fly tipping increases as bin strike enters third week

Shocking footage shows streets plagued by rubbish, as council say fly-tipping has increased during bin strikes.

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58 h. ago Angela Rayner told to call emergency Cobra meeting and send in private firms to break Birmingham bin strike as rubbish piles up and giant rats move in

The Tories are demanding action from Communities Secretary Angela Rayner over the deepening industrial dispute that has left large parts of England's second city looking like bomb sites.

Economics

65 h. ago Which people do you serve again? Fury as Labour MP in British city piled high with rubbish requests new airport is built... in Kashmir

Tahir Ali, Labour MP for Birmingham which has been plagued with bin strikes and piled high with rubbish, has backed calls for a new airport to be built in Kashmir.

Politics

66 h. ago More than 20 Labour MPs now facing criminal action over failing to declare visits by Angela Rayner's battlebus as Election expenses

A dossier identifying 24 MPs who were visited by the bus but did not itemise it as an expense has been sent by the Conservatives to the Electoral Commission.

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68 h. ago Conservatives calls for Cobra meeting to deal with Birmingham bin strikes

The Tories also urged the Government to send in private sector binmen to ‘bust the local authority refuse service strikes’.

Economics

4 d. ago Fact check: Interest rates, council tax and a portrait of Angela Rayner

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

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4 d. ago Birmingham bin strikes: Unite brands council 'absolutely disgusting' in scathing statement

Birmingham's bin strike is into its third week - and it has resulted in mountains of rubbish piling up outside homes and on grass verges, which has attracted vermin

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5 d. ago Angela Rayner's workers' rights bonanza 'will hammer jobs market and the economy', watchdog warns

In a blow to Labour's deputy leader, the Office for Budget Responsibility said it did not have enough detail about her Employment Rights Bill to deliver a full verdict on its consequences.

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