8 h. ago Man living off 75p frozen meals must choose between eating and paying council tax

A report has found the amount of council debt arrears has surged by £600million to £6.6billion in the past year, as Stevenage local Dieg Lombard claims his local authority threatened to take him to court

Economics

23 h. ago New chief executive starts at Salford council nine months after last boss left

Salford's mayor described it as a 'turbulent period'

Politics

30 h. ago Supermarket security guard reveals grim reality of working on 'out of control' high streets

Kane Manning, 27, explained that groups were targeting stores to steal vast quantities of luxury items, with £500 of goods nabbed every day from the supermarket he works at.

Economics

52 h. ago Israeli airstrikes and gunfire kill 18 in and around Gaza City, Gaza officials say

Toll includes 13 people trying to get food near distribution point, as Israeli cabinet to discuss next stages of offensiveIsraeli airstrikes and gunfire have killed at least 18 people in and around Gaza City, local health authorities have said, as Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet prepared on Sunday to discuss plans to seize the city.Residents of Sheikh Radwan, one of the largest neighbourhoods of Gaza City, told reporters the area had been under Israeli tank shelling and airstrikes throughout Saturday, overnight and on Sunday morning, forcing many families to flee. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Israeli airstrikes and gunfire have killed 18 around Gaza City, local officials say

Toll includes 13 people trying to get food near distribution point, as Israeli cabinet to discuss next stages of offensiveIsraeli airstrikes and gunfire killed at least 18 people in and around Gaza City, local health authorities said, as Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet prepared to discuss plans to seize the city.Residents of Sheikh Radwan, one of the largest neighbourhoods of Gaza City, told reporters the area had been under Israeli tank shelling and airstrikes throughout Saturday, overnight and on Sunday morning, forcing many families to flee.With Reuters and Agence France-Presse Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Labour's plans for car park 'spy cameras' as councils could get powers to install number

The Department for Transport proposals include allowing local authorities to install numberplate recognition cameras.

Politics

3 d. ago Coventry council to use Palantir AI in social work, Send and children’s services

Exclusive: Workers say £500k contract with US tech firm which supplies Israeli forces raises ‘serious ethical questions’Public sector workers have voiced “deep concern” after Coventry city council signed a £500,000-a-year artificial intelligence contract with the US data technology company Palantir.The deal is the first of its kind between a UK local authority and the Denver-based company, which supplies technology to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and to help Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Prime Madeleine McCann suspect to be released from prison within weeks

Local authorities say convicted rapist Christian Brückner, 48, remains a serious danger to society

Events

4 d. ago Developer Forum set the stage for £3.6bn wind power boom in South Lanarkshire

A major event brought together renewable developers, local authorities and key partners to kickstart new onshore wind investment worth £3.6bn.

Economics

4 d. ago Cardiff Council built up debts amounting to more than £980m last year

Cardiff Council was the local authority that built up the biggest debts in Wales in the last financial year, UK Government data shows

Economics

4 d. ago Epping asylum hotel latest: Judges to rule on overturning injunction after migration protests

Dozens of local authorities say they will seek legal advice on halting the use of hotels to house asylum seekers following the interim injunction granted to Epping Council

Events

4 d. ago All the UK areas worst hit in dentist crisis revealed in new report

No local authority area in the country has more than one dentist providing NHS treatment per 1,000 people. Rural areas are more likely to have fewer NHS practices.

Events

5 d. ago Councillors approve latest strategic housing investment plan for North Lanarkshire

Plan provides details of the local authority's intentions towards achieving its ambitions for the development of social housing.

Politics

5 d. ago Girl, 14, and at least two others dead in Russian missile attack on Ukraine

At least three people have been killed and 24 have been injured in the drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital overnight, local authorities said

Events

5 d. ago New Ayrshire cycle path threatens to wreck 'natural habitat', campaigners warn

The project is part of a £26m handout to Scottish local authorities via the Scottish Government’s Active Travel Infrastructure Fund.

Events

5 d. ago Renfrewshire Council tests different approach to tackling potholes on roads

The local authority worked with a company to pilot a technique known as jet patching throughout the course of last month.

Politics

6 d. ago You can make a difference by becoming a community councillor in West Lothian

Around 300 people will be elected across the local authority

Politics

6 d. ago Renfrewshire shortlisted for council of the year at UK awards

Renfrewshire is one of eight local authorities from across the UK nominated for the top award, and one of three Scottish councils in the running.

Events

6 d. ago It’s not all money, money, money here; the mellower side of Croatia’s Mamma Mia island

Beyond the tourist haunts there’s another side to Vis, with quiet beaches best explored by kayak and paddleboard, vine-covered hills and affordable waterside restaurantsI’m watching overtourism in action. Within the iridescent marvel that is Croatia’s Blue Cave, four boats holding about a dozen people each have an allotted 10 minutes before we motor back out again so that the next batch of visitors can float in. About 1,500 people a day visit this beautiful grotto on the island of Biševo, the biggest attraction within the Vis archipelago, two hours and 20 minutes south of Split by ferry. After paying the €24 entrance fee, I’m left underwhelmed by this maritime conveyor belt. At least the 45-minute foot ferry from Komiža, on the archipelago’s main island of Vis, to Biševo’s Mezoporat Bay, the launch point for boats to the Blue Cave, is only €4.Many of the other cave visitors are on one of the countless speedboat tours departing from all over Dalmatia and crowding into Mezoporat Bay b...

Politics

9 d. ago Council boss running 'bankrupt' local authority in one of Britain's poorest boroughs is being paid £1,500 per day

Paul Martin's appointment as the new interim chief executive of Newham Council in East London is now believed to have made him the highest paid local authority boss in the country.

Economics