3 h. ago Councils urged to change school uniform rules as pupils return to classroom

The Scottish Greens have recommended that local authorities implement a whole host of measures to cut costs for families.

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22 h. ago 'Hyperbolic word salad': Row breaks out as Reform UK politician urges Scots council to rule out low emission zone

Councillor Jamie McGuire labelled the schemes in four Scottish cities as "little more than cash cows" in a blistering statement.

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29 h. ago Minister urges council not to revoke licence of Indian restaurant facing closure after hiring illegal workers

Sir Stephen Timms issued a letter in support of Udaya, which received a £180,000 Home Office fine for employing four illegal workers

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34 h. ago Take away our language and we will forget who we are: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and the language of conquest

The late Kenyan novelist and activist believed erasing language was the most lasting weapon of oppression. Here, Aminatta Forna recalls the man and introduces his essay on decolonisationIn the 1930s, it was common for British missionaries to change the names of African school pupils to biblical names. The change wasn’t “just for school” – it was intended to be for ever. So Ngũgĩ became James and my father, Mohamed, became Moses. While many students retained their new names throughout their lives, Ngũgĩ and my father changed theirs back, though you can still find early editions of Ngũgĩ’s first book, Weep Not, Child, under the name of “James Ngugi”. With the novel, Ngũgĩ established himself as a writer and later, by reclaiming his Kikuyu identity as an activist, began a process of decolonisation that he would explore in one of his most famous nonfiction works, Decolonising the Mind (1986), which challenged the dominance of European languages in African education and literature. Ngũgĩ...

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42 h. ago Minister urges council not to revoke licence of restaurant that hired illegal workers

Minister urges council not to revoke licence of restaurant that hired illegal workers  London Evening Standard

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45 h. ago Minister urges London council not to revoke licence of Indian restaurant facing closure after hiring illegal workers

Sir Stephen Timms issued a letter in support of Udaya, which received a £180,000 Home Office fine for employing four illegal workers

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48 h. ago Labour councillor Ricky Jones urged crowd to 'cut the throats' of far

The councillor for Dartford has appeared in court today accused of encouraging violent disorder after taking part in a counter-protest in Hoe Street, Walthamstow, on August 7 last year.

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49 h. ago Labour councillor Ricky Jones urged crowd to cut the throats of 'disgusting Nazi fascists' in 'the heat of the moment', court hears

The councillor for Dartford has appeared in court today accused of encouraging violent disorder after taking part in a counter-protest in Hoe Street, Walthamstow, on August 7 last year.

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4 d. ago Council issues urgent Winter Fuel Payment scam warning affecting hundreds of pensioners

Many have received a text urging them to click a link to complete their application for the benefit

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4 d. ago Council leader concerned protests could be ‘hijacked by agitators’

The leader of Warwickshire County Council has urged people to act in a peaceful manner at protests in Nuneaton on Saturday.

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4 d. ago These high school students say Northeastern’s London summer school changed everything

These high school students say Northeastern’s London summer school changed everything  Northeastern Global News

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5 d. ago Iconic 'wings' dropped from US Space Force uniform in major 'culture shift'

The US Space Force is changing its uniform policy and new rules will dictate who is entitled to wear the famous and distinctive Space Operations Badge, which has been ditched by some top officials

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5 d. ago Treasury breaks silence on council tax discount for state pensioners

Rachel Reeves' department has responded to a popular campaign urging ministers to consider reducing council tax for the elderly

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6 d. ago Emotional moment £1m lottery winning single dad battling cancer tells son of huge win

Paul, 51, told his son he won £1million in the lottery as the teenager got home from school – the two were captured celebrating their life changing winnings in the kitchen

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7 d. ago Reeves urged to consider replacing council tax as thinktank warns of ‘impossible trilemma’ for chancellor – UK politics live

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research says government’s spending gap is on course to reach more than £40bnThis is from Chris Giles, economics commentator at the Financial Times, on Bluesky on today’s NIESR report.I see NIESR is talking today about a £41.2bn hole in the UK public financesTwo things are newsworthy: Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Scotland's political parties urged to commit to abolishing council tax

Tax Justice Scotland said politicians should ‘grasp the jaggy thistle of real reform’

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9 d. ago Massive 2ft rat discovered in council property sparks urgent warning

The photo shows the rat in a see-through plastic bag, after a pest controller was called to investigate

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1 week ago Punch bags, penny pushers and Hillbilly shootouts: the 10 best classic seaside arcade machines

A trip to the seaside isn’t complete without a jangling cup of 2p coins or an overconfident uncle nursing a sore hand. Here’s a rundown of the top nostalgia-inducing gamesThe seaside day trip remains an almost essential component of the school summer holidays, and although the big beachfront arcades have changed a lot over the last decade, they are still a magnet for small kids with handfuls of change, as well as adults hoping to spy an old Space Invaders cabinet in the back. As a child of the 1980s, coin-op video games were an obsession, but what really fascinated me were the older machines, the electro-mechanical oddities that hung on into the digital age. Here are 10 of the best – please add your own in the comments. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Welsh council urged to explain email trail over controversial water park

Councillors have criticised Vale of Glamorgan Council for not publicising its plans for a water park at Cosmeston Lakes sooner

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3 w. ago Changes to criticised Throsk school bus route unlikely, admit council officers

A councillor for the area says the current route means some children are forced to walk almost a mile along a busy trunk road with no pavement to get to the school bus stop.

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