8 h. ago Disgusting trolls call me a ‘scrounger’ for living in a council house but no, it’s not free – haters need to pipe down

A MUM-OF-TWO has hit back after cruel trolls labelled her a "scrounger" and a "beggar" because she lives in a council house. Student nurse Rianne and her other half moved into the Tyneside property alongside their two children in August. The house has needed a lot of work, with Rianne documenting their transformation in videos...

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34 h. ago Controversial powerline from Highlands to Aberdeenshire blocked by council in 'significant' move

SSEN has faced lengthy consultation periods and mounting objections to its grid infrastructure plans.

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3 d. ago Council moves to ban balaclavas after town inundated with anti

Darlington is set to become the next town to bring in a balaclava ban with £100 fines after 800 antisocial behaviour reports by yobs wearing the hood to get up to no good in

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4 d. ago Councils ban balaclavas after hundreds of reports of bad behaviour

Youths are committing crimes, motoring offences and antisocial behaviour while hiding their faces

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6 d. ago Manchester council responds after mum left 'with nothing' slams being told to move miles away

Fortunately, the family survived the house fire

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9 d. ago Florida declares US Muslim civil rights group a foreign terrorist organization

Ron DeSantis’s legally dubious order designating Cair – and Muslim Brotherhood – follows similar move by TexasFlorida is declaring the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) – a US civil rights and liberties group – a foreign terrorist organization, the Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, announced on Monday.The move closely follows a similar order issued in November by Texas’s governor, Greg Abbott, DeSantis’s fellow Republican, even though only the federal government can designate terrorist organizations. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago South Ayrshire Council to use Scottish Government cash for £30k sculpture move

Officials insist their quote for the work represents good value for money.

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4 w. ago Death toll from Russian attack rises to 25 as Ukraine says it will raise issue at UN – Europe live

Ukraine to raise the overnight attack on Ternopil, in which more than 70 people were injured, at the security council tomorrowThe Dutch economy minister said he had moved to take effective control of Nexperia to ensure Europe was not locked out of chip production “in an emergency”.He said the decision to lift the legal move to prevent Nexperia from moving intellectual property and physical assets from its European factory in Hamburg and its corporate headquarters in Nijmegen was the “right step” after consultation with the European Commission and others.“The Netherlands has considered it the right moment to take a constructive step by suspending the order under the Goods Availability Act, in close consultation with European and international partners. The Netherlands will continue to engage in constructive dialogue with the Chinese authorities in the period ahead.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Wealthy California town splits residents after council move to permanently ban pickleball: ‘There’s gonna be a problem’

Carmel residents are now banned from playing pickleball at Forest Hill Park in California

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