2 h. ago London council appoints new member before removal vote: ‘Blatantly stacked’

London council appoints new member before removal vote: ‘Blatantly stacked’  FOX 56 News

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2 h. ago Police dealt with more than 3,000 protests in three months over the summer

Chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Gavin Stephens said public figures should avoid sowing division amid a climate of increased tension.

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2 h. ago Top cop's message to public figures 'with power and influence' amid 'climate of tension'

National Police Chief Council chairman Gavin Stephens says police officers are facing increased divisions as they attempt to deal with protests, including at migrant hotels

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5 h. ago Headteacher successfully appealed her dismissal but is still out of a job

An independent appeals panel has ruled she's entitled to retain her position, but a Welsh council still hasn't given her her job back

Society

6 h. ago Businesses in North Lanarkshire town centres have chance to get grant funding from the council

The council is to make a total of £250,000 available to support businesses in its towns and possibly also in outlying retail areas.

Economics

6 h. ago Permission for council to appeal over Epping hotel decision refused

The Bell Hotel in Epping became the focal point of several demonstrations and counter-protests in recent weeks.

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7 h. ago Council leader urges calm in Epping protests as schools return

The Bell Hotel in Epping became the focal point of several demonstrations and counter-protests in recent weeks.

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7 h. ago The Standard Shopping Shortlist: What to shop, see and know in September 2025

The hot-off-the-press launches and shiny shopping newness to know this month

Economics

7 h. ago Epping Council refused permission to appeal ruling over asylum seekers at The Bell Hotel in Supreme Court

The Court of Appeal refused the application of the local authority in Essex to appeal to the higher court

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7 h. ago The Guardian view on the dental divide: ministers must brush up their policy as well as children’s teeth | Editorial

Gaps in access to dentists mirror other health inequalities. And ‘golden hellos’ won’t solve the problem on their ownDisadvantaged primary school pupils at the government’s first wave of new breakfast clubs can expect to be trained in toothbrushing, as well as fed. Data showing that a fifth of all five-year-olds in England have experienced tooth decay persuaded ministers to make improved oral health part of the early years and reception class curriculum. But the prevalence of decay is not evenly spread across the country. And research showing how much worse the situation is for children in deprived areas is in line with other findings about widening health inequalities.New analysis from the Local Government Association highlights the differing availability of dental care across council areas – a situation sometimes described as a dental divide. It found no specific correlation between the numbers of NHS dentists and young children with tooth decay. But it adds to a body of...

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8 h. ago Paisley woman takes on pilgrimage challenge to raise funds for vital charity

Eva Penaranda recently undertook the task of completing the full length of the Borders Abbeys Walk in a bid to raise vital funds for Street Connect.

Economics

8 h. ago Health chiefs progress with Paisley hospital ward closure despite concerns over replacement service

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) announced plans last year to close ward 36 and replace it with a Hospital at Home service in what it called a “test of change”.

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8 h. ago Plans to add to facilities at Ferguslie Cricket Club in Paisley approved by Renfrewshire Council

Proposal to introduce clubhouse with changing rooms, showers, toilet and social space given green light.

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8 h. ago St Mirren snap up deadline day striker as midfielder sent on loan

There was activity at the SMiSA Stadium before the summer transfer window closed last night.

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8 h. ago St Mirren lead tributes as Hall of Famer Jimmy Bone sadly passes away

He represented the club with distinction as both a player and coach during his spells at Love Street.

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8 h. ago 'Fabulous' Stockport takeaway shortlisted in chip shop 'World Cup' again

The National Fish & Chip Awards is back for 2026 and the UK's top 40 fish and chip shops have been revealed

Economics

9 h. ago Worries over Renfrewshire Council department's finances as predicted overspend discussed

The situation facing infrastructure, land and environment services has been flagged as a point of concern by elected members.

Economics

10 h. ago Five Scottish seaside chippies shortlisted for Takeaway of the Year at National Fish & Chip Awards 2026

40 takeaways in the UK are set to go head-to-head as the National Fish & Chip Awards announces 2026 shortlist - and five are in Scotland.

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10 h. ago Mother whose sick child was left in damp and mouldy flat by south London council is awarded £9,400

An investigation found Lewisham Council took 13 months ‘too long’ to provide the family with interim accommodation

Economics

10 h. ago Celebrated, imprisoned, reviled, rebuilt: Fernand Pouillon, the lost architect of France

From designing enormous postwar housing projects to escaping from prison using a rope, Pouillon’s life had high drama. A new documentary charts the extraordinary rise, fall – and rise again – of France’s ‘most wanted’ creativeVariously described as an “architect, painter, novelist, communist and convicted fraudster”, Fernand Pouillon’s life was punctuated by abrupt reversals of fortune that might have sprung from the pages of Dickens or Dumas. Throughout an eventful career, he ricocheted from intoxicating success, to financial scandal, prison, exile and eventual rehabilitation.In 1985, when Pouillon was in his early 70s, he was awarded the Légion d’Honneur by President François Mitterrand. Yet just over 20 years earlier, Pouillon found himself in custody awaiting trial on charges of corruption. As a prolific architect-developer who had designed gargantuan housing schemes in France and Algeria, he was accused of funding irregularities and violating laws contrived to keep the processe...

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