14 m. ago Labour's war on Middle England: Rural areas could foot the bill to pay for Rayner's reforms of council tax

Households in the countryside will reportedly be charged at unfairly high levels to pay for residents of cities under the Communities Secretary's 'fair funding' plans.

Economics

61 m. ago Labour's migrant hotels policy is in disarray: Asylum seekers are stunned as Epping Council wins legal battle to move them out

The High Court ruling gives The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, just 24 days to close after it became the focus of violent protests.

Events

1 hour ago Council leaders weigh up legal challenges to migrant hotels after Epping ruling

Broxbourne Council in Hertfordshire is the first to say it is taking legal advice after the High Court ruling on migrant hotels.

Politics

1 hour ago Budget cost hikes drive 79% of hospitality firms to raise prices – trade bodies

Industry bosses warned that firms across the UK are being squeezed by ‘unsustainable’ taxes.

Economics

3 h. ago Mum survives horror shooting by ex after making repeated calls to police

Eileen Gibbons was shot in the stomach by her ex in a horror domestic attack at their home.

Events

3 h. ago Rangers collapse early against Club Brugge to leave Martin facing fans’ wrath

Russell Martin’s eighth match of a Rangers reign already riddled with doubts proved close to a living nightmare. Championship promotion races and playoffs, the ill winds of struggling in the Premier League have nothing on the fever-dream pressures of failing to turn around one of Glasgow’s giants.Martin may be a believer in his own processes but in an environment where snap decisions are often sustained, he does not have long to set them in place. The chances of Rangers playing Champions League football rather than the Europa League are an outside chance after a first-half performance of rank ineptitude, the tone and probably the two-legged tie set by a horrible opening 20 minutes in which three soft goals were conceded. So early in his stewardship, Martin is still in the experimental phase and until a revival in the second half the experiment looked likely to be abandoned some time soon. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Swinney says SNP majority at Holyrood could make second referendum a ‘reality’

John Swinney said the 2011 election, where the SNP won a majority, leading to the 2014 independence referendum, had set a ‘precedent’.

Politics

4 h. ago Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah named PFA men’s player of year for record third time

Mariona Caldentey of Arsenal and Spain won the Women’s PFA award after a stellar campaign

Sport

5 h. ago John Swinney refuses to comment on Nicola Sturgeon’s claims about Alex Salmond

The First Minister refused to comment on claims made by Nicola Sturgeon about former SNP leader Alex Salmond in her memoirs.

Politics

5 h. ago Review of North Lanarkshire community safety highlights increases in some crimes

The annual report from the council advises elected members of the progress made under the Community Safety Strategy 2020-2025, which sees North Lanarkshire Council work in partnership with emergency services and other organisations.

Events

5 h. ago Secret Epstein files will be made public for the first time EVER... with a mandatory condition that could drive Trump supporters mad

Lawmakers in Congress expect to begin receiving Department of Justice files on Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking case this week.

Politics

5 h. ago County councils say rural taxpayers to face unfair burden under funding reforms

Concerns have been raised about the Government’s plan to boost resources at councils with lower council tax receipts.

Economics

5 h. ago Swinney has ‘no intention’ of reshuffling Scottish cabinet before May election

First Minister John Swinney said he would not change his cabinet team, despite a number of members confirming they will not run next year.

Politics

6 h. ago Swinney: My focus is on the future and Scotland – not Sturgeon’s book

The First Minister refused to comment on claims made by Nicola Sturgeon about former SNP leader Alex Salmond in her memoirs.

Politics

6 h. ago Ice used Marriott chain to detain immigrants, despite hotel’s 2019 pledge not to cooperate

Sheraton in Louisiana held father and teenage son this month in apparent contradiction of former positionA Sheraton hotel in Louisiana has been used by immigration officials to hold people who are being deported, in what appears to be a contradiction of a position Sheraton’s parent company, Marriott, took in 2019 when it said its properties would not be used in cooperation with Ice.The Intercept first reported that the hotel, located on MacArthur Drive in Alexandria, Louisiana, near a major deportation hub and airport used by Ice, had been used by immigration officials earlier this month to hold a father and his teenage son for four days after their arrest in New York. They were then deported to Ecuador. The Intercept cited phone-tracking evidence that had been shared with the publication and was later seen by the Guardian. Continue reading...

Events

6 h. ago Don't call married couple 'husband and wife' in case it offends non

Civil servants at the Royal Borough of Greenwich council in southeast London, have been told to use 'spouse' or 'partner' rather than 'husband and wife' in case it offends non-binary people.

Politics

7 h. ago What happened to the 20 players who left Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors

We talk you through where last season’s departures have ended up

Sport

7 h. ago Horseracing strike nearly falls at first hurdle after warnings it could make taxes higher

The Betting & Gaming Council say they were not consulted over racing shutdown which its says is 'futile' and could ‘antagonise’ Government into clobbering racing even harder

Events

7 h. ago Government ‘does not have a plan’ to accommodate asylum seekers – council leader

Chris Whitbread was speaking after Epping Forest council was granted an injunction blocking asylum seekers from being housed at a local hotel.

Politics

7 h. ago Spain to declare disaster zones after area twice the size of London is burnt

Spain to declare disaster zones after area twice the size of London is burnt  Financial Times

Events