6 h. ago Lib Dems 'handed £100,000 war chest' to combat Reform UK at local elections

Polling experts reckon Sir Ed Davey 's party might be the big winners in the local council contests across England on 1 May.

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8 h. ago Shakespeare 'would be turning in his grave' after local council orders £1.7million theatre built without planning permission to be demolished

The Arden, the newest of three stages at Titchfield Festival Theatre in Hampshire, is still hosting performances despite being declared illegal by a planning inspector in August 2024.

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15 h. ago Fury as posh Londoners wake up to find their council has replaced their parking spaces with e

Wimbledon residents are up in arms after the local council's decision to replace precious street parking with 350 dedicated e-bike bays as part of a wider scheme promoted by the London mayor.

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31 h. ago Pope Francis brought an outsider’s eye to the papacy – with a focus on justice, ecology and humanity | Catherine Pepinster

He will be remembered as one of the great communicators of Christian faith – but healing the church’s divisions was beyond himCatherine Pepinster is a former editor of The TabletJust three days before he was admitted to hospital for bronchitis in February, Pope Francis delivered a strongly worded message to the US about Donald Trump’s attitude to migrants. In a letter sent to the country’s Roman Catholic bishops, he made clear that he completely disagreed with Trump’s mass deportation plans for illegal migrants. “What is built on the basis of force, and not on the truth about the equal dignity of every human being, begins badly and will end badly.”The sentiment was not only reserved for Trump. Throughout his 12 years as pope, Francis, who died this morning at the age of 88, focused on the dignity of people, especially those viewed by others as outsiders – whether migrants, prisoners, whom he often visited, or LGBTQ+ people. “Who am I to judge?” he famously said when asked about his ...

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31 h. ago Pope Francis brought an outsider’s eye to the papacy – even if healing the church’s divisions was beyond him | Catherine Pepinster

He will be remembered as one of the great communicators of Christian faith, with a focus on justice, ecology and humanityCatherine Pepinster is a former editor of The TabletJust three days before he was admitted to hospital for bronchitis in February, Pope Francis delivered a strongly worded message to the US about Donald Trump’s attitude to migrants. In a letter sent to the country’s Roman Catholic bishops, he made clear that he completely disagreed with Trump’s mass deportation plans for illegal migrants. “What is built on the basis of force, and not on the truth about the equal dignity of every human being, begins badly and will end badly.”The sentiment was not only reserved for Trump. Throughout his 12 years as pope, Francis, who died this morning at the age of 88, focused on the dignity of people, especially those viewed by others as outsiders – whether migrants, prisoners, whom he often visited, or LGBTQ+ people. “Who am I to judge?” he famously said when asked about his attit...

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33 h. ago Perth and Kinross Council has begun work to install 40mph signs on Rait road

Due to the expected increased traffic, Rait residents had been promised the 40mph speed limit would be in place ahead of the Cross Tay Link Road opening

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67 h. ago Romesh Ranganathan criticises local council over school placement ‘shambles’

The comic posted a video on Instagram on Saturday criticising West Sussex County Council for placing his son in a school on the other side of town.

Culture

4 d. ago Reform UK 'in talks with Liz Truss' as Nigel Farage looks to take on 'The Blob'

After winning five seats at last summer's general election, Reform are seeking to win hundreds of council seats at next month's local elections in England.

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5 d. ago West Dunbartonshire Council workers to be balloted on potential strike action in pay row

Council workers in West Dunbartonshire will be asked to vote on potential strike action as Unison urges Cosla to "think again and come back with an improved offer".

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5 d. ago Stirling Council workers to be balloted over potential strike action in dispute over pay

Stirling Council workers are to be balloted over potential strike action in a dispute over council workers' pay.

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5 d. ago Community campaigners urge North Ayrshire Council to use Common Good Fund for local projects

The group is seeking more help for the community through the Common Good Fund.

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6 d. ago James Corden 'wins planning battle to build a gym and spa at his £11.5M London home after sparking noise complaints from neighbours'

The presenter, 46, relocated back to the UK in 2023, and had put in plans to the local council for an extension with a gym, office, 'den', spa and shower room.

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6 d. ago The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s industrial policy: inward turn by ultimatum | Editorial

The US is retreating behind chokepoints and tariffs. It remains determined to invent the future but is struggling to ensure its control Globalisation is out; reshoring is the new realism. Intel’s half-built Ohio campus and Nvidia’s US supercomputer plan demonstrate the very different routes taken by Joe Biden and Donald Trump in the search for homegrown tech dominance. Mr Biden relied on institutions: grants, land and investment incentives. That approach has stalled after last year’s election, rendering Intel’s plant idle. Mr Trump prefers court politics: flattery, pressure and tariff threats. Nvidia’s move seems driven less by design than executive ultimatum. Industrial strategy lives on – but, and this is a concern, increasingly through presidential menace, not policy.There’s another important message in the Nvidia announcement. In an era where ideas spread freely, power lies not in invention but in chokepoints, such as artificial intelligence supercomputer fabrication, that deter...

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7 d. ago Pub fights to keep beer garden ‘tipi’ after council orders them to remove it within a month

The structure, which has capacity for 72 people, was built without planning permission and as things stand must be removed by May 5

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7 d. ago Argyll and Bute Council to work with ‘external agency’ over proposals for potential new tourist tax

Argyll and Bute Council says it will now analyse the feedback to its consultation over proposals to introduce a new 'tourist tax' on overnight accomodation in the area.

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7 d. ago Newmains Community Action Plan officially launched at NCT Centre event

Representatives from Newmains Community Trust (NCT), Newmains & District Community Council, Councillor Geraldine Woods, the council’s communities convener, local elected members, and North Lanarkshire Council’s Community Partnership Team attended the official launch.

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9 d. ago We don't want thousands of newbuilds on our Green Belt ... there is no need for more houses here

Ominously dubbed 'The Local Plan', 22,500 homes are set to be built over the next 15 years outside Bristol on large swathes of rural land, which local Darren Lawrence has called 'catastrophic'.

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9 d. ago We don't want thousands of newbuilds on our Green Belt ... there is no need more houses here

Ominously dubbed 'The Local Plan', 22,500 homes are set to be built over the next 15 years outside Bristol on large swathes of rural land, which local Darren Lawrence has called 'catastrophic'.

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9 d. ago Ice cream man launches cold war against rival business in row over van pitch

Frank Cannata, 67, was booted out of his spot of 15 years in a park after a café owned by the local council installed its own ice cream machine - he is now giving away ice creams every weekend

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1 week ago Tories lose ground on Reform ahead of local elections as Farage party wins first council seat in red Manchester and threatens Labour in Wales

Kemi Badenoch's party trails Reform and Labour by two points on 22 per cent, down a point, according to Techne, ahead of the May 1 vote.

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