9 h. ago Empty homes to be brought back into use in East Renfewshire, council reveals

The move forms part of plans to tackle the housing crisis after soaring rates of homelessness across the area.

Politics

29 h. ago Hopes fading for end to bitter Birmingham bin strike after council revealed plans to cut drivers' pay by £8,000 prompting outrage from unions

Unite said the move by the city council to downgrade wagon drivers' pay amounted to an 'escalation' in the dispute.

Economics

51 h. ago Alarm as pharmacist is struck off after faking prescriptions to get himself heroin

Stephen James Fleck was convicted of theft by employee and making false prescriptions worth nearly £800, General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) hearing documents have revealed.

Events

56 h. ago Teen's four chilling words after stabbing two teachers and pupil at school

The teenage schoolgirl stabbed a teacher with a tool she brought from home and yelled "I'm going to f*****g kill you” while on morning break at the school in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire

Politics

7 d. ago Parking and footfall concerns raised as 'active travel' plans open for feedback

The potential issues concerning Keir Street and Henderson Street in Bridge of Allan have been raised by a local councillor after Stirling Council revealed details of the two-stage plans.

Politics

1 week ago TOWIE's Freddie Bentley opens up about 'hard times' and his council estate upbringing as he reveals how he proved his teachers wrong by achieving his TV dreams

EXCLUSIVE: As a 'normal council kid' Freddie revealed that while he 'did go through hard times' he was always supported by his mother, who lives with bipolar.

Events

3 w. ago Revealed: The 'secret weapon' that all men should be using to get a partner

Scott Galloway, who is a member of the advisory council for the American Institute for Boys and Men, has revealed the 'secret weapon' that men can use to find a partner that they don't often leverage.

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3 w. ago Dating expert reveals the 'secret weapon' that men should use to find a partner

Scott Galloway, who is a member of the advisory council for the American Institute for Boys and Men, has revealed the 'secret weapon' that men can use to find a partner that they don't often leverage.

Events

3 w. ago Stirling Council reveal 20 damp and mould complaints in properties over year

The issue of mould and damp in properties has been one raised on several occasions in recent years - with council officials revealing the true extent of the issue at a recent meeting.

Society

3 w. ago A moment that changed me: I brought a baby gorilla home – and learned so much about being a parent

The seven months I spent hand-rearing Afia fast-tracked me through every stage of parenting: love, laughs and pride, followed by inevitable separation and lossIt was 2016, and I’d been a zookeeper for seven years. I lived with my partner and two stepchildren in a Victorian terrace house in Bristol. We’d met when her kids were four and eight, so I had not experienced the early baby stages, the sleepless nights, nappies and bottle-feeding.But that was about to change. Continue reading...

Society

3 w. ago 'Police should have brought him home but they took him to Screwfix

A 21-year-old man took his own life five days after being arrested

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3 w. ago Dinner lady 'brought teen pupil back to family home for sex' behind husband's back

Nicole Wigginton, 41, is one of two creepy teachers who has made headlines States side for shacking up with a student, alongside a special teacher who was arrested last month after being accused of raping a pupil, 15

Society

3 w. ago Married school dinner lady 'brought teen pupil back to family home for sex acts'

Amy Nicole Wiggington, 41, is being held in jail after police seized her for allegedly taking a teen student back to her home in Alabama and sleeping with him on two occasions

Society

3 w. ago Tom Ravenscroft: ‘I always wanted a shell suit, but my mum wouldn’t let me have one’

The radio DJ talks about missing grungy old music festivals, doing all the cleaning at home, and being brought up without ambition by his dad, John PeelMusic was playing before I was even born. I was born into the sound. My dad [radio presenter John Peel] used to make these mixtapes. We had three TDK 90s and we would drive around France in our battered, crappy Peugeot 505 estate, travelling the world musically through these cassettes.As teenagers we used to get called crusties – we had long hair. It was that grunge era, early 90s. And then rave culture started and me and my friends got really into hardcore and jungle, and we got called ravers, but as an insult. I look back at that with great pride. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Police swoop on Liverpool primary school after girl, 11, pulls out kitchen knife

Officers from Merseyside Police are investigating after the weapon, said to be brought from the girl's home, was found at Lingham Primary School, Wirral on March 25.

Events

4 w. ago '£10bn funding black hole' at heart of SNP plan to decarbonise council homes revealed

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations warns costs of replacing gas boilers with clean heat sources are 'vastly underestimated'.

Economics

4 w. ago Town hall rich list: Nearly 100 council employees earn more than prime minister in London

Westminster City Council tops a ‘Town Hall Rich List’ revealed on the same day as council tax goes up across the country

Politics

4 w. ago Revealed: The number of council hall fat cats earning more than £100,000 as report reveals a record surge in six

Despite hitting families with inflation-busting tax hikes, and more kicking in today, at least 262 local authority chiefs were handed more than £200,000 in pay, pensions, pay-offs and bonuses.

Economics

last month Tourists on Spanish island warned as strict 16,000 cap is introduced

Sun-worshipping Brits heading over to one of the most popular Spanish-owned islands have been warned over a new strict clampdown revealed by the council today (Friday, March 28)

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