40 h. ago Reform UK 'set to hike Kent council tax by 5% next year' amid claims DOGE

The local authority was one of 10 English councils that Nigel Farage's party seized control of at May's local elections.

Politics

9 d. ago Anger as London council fails to refund drivers for £1.3m in ‘unlawful’ LTN fines

Only around 1,662 penalty charge notices worth £126,715 handed back to motorists by September 26, according to research

Economics

1 week ago Iran snapback sanctions loom as UN security council set to vote on nuclear programme

Russian efforts to delay the return of sanctions is expected to fail during vote on FridayA final Russian attempt to defer the snapback of large-scale UN sanctions on Iran is expected to fail at the UN security council on Friday after European countries rejected last-minute Iranian offers to give UN weapons inspectors limited access to its bombed nuclear sites.Russia will call for the reimposition of the sanctions to be deferred for six months to give more time for diplomacy, but European diplomats are confident that Russia will not get the nine votes it needs on the security council for the snapback to be deferred. The last time Russia put the same issue to a vote it received only four votes. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago UN security council fails to prevent ‘snapback’ nuclear sanctions on Iran

Iranian foreign ministry urges further diplomacy and says return to pre-2015 measures are unlawful and unfoundedThe UN security council failed to pass a resolution on Friday that would have prevented the reimposition of UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme before the deadline for the “snapping back” of punitive measures.UN sanctions on Iran are set to be re-established at the end of the month unless the nine-member security council agrees to further extend sanctions relief. Friday’s resolution, put forth by South Korea, only received support from four countries – China, Russia, Pakistan and Algeria. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago South Ayrshire Council writes off more than £3 million on failed Prestwick Spaceport project

Officials admitted they had been forced to wave goodbye to the cash.

Economics

2 w. ago Starmer banks on £150bn investment to placate critics of Trump state visit

Prime minister seeks to make best of difficult state visit by US president with package of commitments by US firmsKeir Starmer has sought to navigate a politically treacherous state visit by Donald Trump with an announcement of £150bn of US investment in the UK, as the president was kept safely within the confines of Windsor Castle.As thousands of protesters voiced their anger in London at a Stop Trump Coalition protest, the US president was escorted by the king and queen through a first day that ended in a state banquet but kept him out of reach of his critics. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago Stockport council told to progress local plan after 'repeated failure'

The council leader has hit back at the claims

Events

4 w. ago Sheriff finds ‘systemic failure’ by council after death of girl, 13

Robyn Goldie died in July 2018.

Events

4 w. ago Man forced to sleep in his car for a year after east London council fails to find him housing

The man, known as Mr X, was attacked several times after ending up on the streets

Events