16 h. ago Councillor denies 'extremely offensive and sexually degrading’ slur towards leader in chaotic council meeting

The council meeting was adjourned and later abandoned

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17 h. ago 200 attend meeting as Reform targets Greater Manchester council takeover

Is Labour's huge majority under threat?

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37 h. ago SNP group fury after 'asylum seekers motion' is pulled from tomorrow's full council meeting

We previously told how the motion, proposed by Troon Councillor, Craig Mackay, and seconded by Council leader Brian Connolly, was included in the agenda of tomorrow’s meeting of elected members.

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37 h. ago Reform UK council leader walks out 'in disbelief' because Torfaen councillors did not acknowledge killing of US influencer Charlie Kirk

Following the meeting Cllr David Thomas told the Local Democracy Reporting Service he'd left the meeting early due to his disappointment in colleagues across the council chamber

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63 h. ago Legal action threat over decision to turn town's library into mosque

In the lead-up to a council meeting on the issue the building was vandalised in anti-mosque messaging

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3 d. ago City of London attorney terminated from position during city council meeting

City of London attorney terminated from position during city council meeting  LEX18

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7 d. ago US joins UN Security Council’s condemnation of Doha airstrike ahead of Trump’s meeting with Qatari PM: Latest

Donald Trump has reportedly held a heated phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu over Tuesday's strike that killed six

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7 d. ago Emergency UN security council meeting convened after Russian drone incursion into Poland

Numerous European countries offer support but some allies dispute whether incident was deliberate attackAn emergency session of the UN security council will convene on Friday at Poland’s request as Warsaw seeks to rally support after an incursion into the country by Russian drones on Wednesday.Numerous European allies pledged support for Poland, including a promise by Germany to strengthen its military presence on Nato’s eastern flank, but some disputed whether the incursion was a deliberate attack on Poland by Russia and Donald Trump offered little in the way of public support. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Poland says UN will hold emergency meeting after Russian drone incursions

Polish, Ukrainian and Lithuanian foreign ministers say act was deliberate and coordinated as Trump offers little supportEurope live – latest updatesPoland said the UN security council would hold an emergency meeting over an incursion into the country by Russian drones on Wednesday as allies disputed whether it was a deliberate attack on Poland by Russia and Donald Trump offered little in the way of public support.Poland’s foreign minister, Radosław Sikorski, told local radio Poland planned to use the security council meeting to “draw the world’s attention to this unprecedented Russian drone attack on a member of the UN, EU and Nato”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Europe on edge as Putin's forces gather for huge Zapad 2025 military drills feared to be potential rehearsal of invasion as UN security council holds emergency meeting following Poland drone 'attack'

The drills come around roughly every four years. The last, in 2021 (pictured), led to a massive buildup of forces in Belarus that were used to attack Ukraine

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7 d. ago UN security council to hold emergency meeting as Poland plans no

Poland is seeking to step up its defences with plans to restrict air traffic in the eastern part of the countryForeign ministers of Lithuania, Ukraine and Poland have just issued a joint statement “strongly condemning the recent incursion of Russian drones into Polish territory,” calling it a “deliberate and coordinated attack” and an “unprecedented provocation.”They recognised the need for “better coordination and operational coopration between our respective structures responsible for air security” to “prevent the harmful consequences of Russia’s outrageous actions.”Only an adequate and resolute response will half further escalation. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago North Lanarkshire Council’s education committee approves new policy on school walking routes

This followed a motion which was passed at a meeting of the full council in October 2024 calling for review and consultation with regard to the policy, which was being updated following cuts to school transport provision.

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8 d. ago AG dismisses London resident's open meetings complaint against city council

AG dismisses London resident's open meetings complaint against city council  sentinel-echo.com

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8 d. ago Poland shoots down drones over its territory amid Russian attack on Ukraine

Donald Tusk says operation was launched after ‘repeated violations of Polish airspace’Follow the latest updates livePoland scrambled its own and Nato air defences to shoot down drones that entered its airspace on Wednesday during a Russian attack on Ukraine in what the Polish army called an “act of aggression” as Warsaw got involved in the war in its neighbouring country for the first time.The Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, said early on Thursday that operations were continuing and that he was in “constant contact” with the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte. Tusk called for an emergency meeting of the council of ministers at 8am local time, a government spokesman said. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Councillors told not to speculate on cause of King Street blaze

Legal chief David Mitchell stepped in to remind councillors that the fire was the subject of a live criminal case during an East Ayrshire Council meeting.

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1 week ago Uefa has last chance to keep genie of domestic matches abroad in its bottle

Domestic game risks being ripped from its fabric as La Liga and Serie A seek approval from Uefa to play fixtures abroadIt has been called the biggest existential threat to European football since the ill-fated Super League. Now it is on the verge of becoming reality and the implications will be far reaching if, as widely expected, La Liga and Serie A are given permission in the coming weeks to host domestic games abroad. The sport risks being ripped from its fabric should Barcelona and Villarreal be allowed to break the mould and stage a top-flight fixture in Miami this December.The topic has dominated discussion in football’s corridors of power recently and, at the heart of a complex and deeply emotive problem, the immediate equation is simple. If Uefa’s executive committee agrees to the plans when it convenes in Tirana on Thursday the final say will be down to Fifa, probably at a meeting of its council on 2 October. The global governing body would be unlikely to put up opposition ...

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1 week ago Special meeting of Falkirk Council called in wake of controversial social care decision

Councilor Brian McCabe says changes that will affect councillors' wards should be made clearly.

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2 w. ago More fireworks at the London, Ky., city council meeting as the mayor faces a removal hearing on Friday

More fireworks at the London, Ky., city council meeting as the mayor faces a removal hearing on Friday  WEKU

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2 w. ago Community council and local residents team up to oppose Ayr short term let proposal

South Ayrshire Council’s Regulatory Panel (Planning) will scrutinise the proposal at their meeting on Thursday, September 11.

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2 w. ago West Lothian Council leader and MP meet Linburn residents after veterans’ site sale announcement

Residents of the Linburn housing development in Wilkieston, originally built to provide homes and specialist support for veterans, are facing an uncertain future after Sight Scotland Veterans announced plans to sell the site.

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