44 h. ago Nature campaigners in animal costumes take over council session for ‘inter

A group of "animals" took over a council meeting in the hopes of giving non-human voices more prominence.

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59 h. ago The 'disaster' power the council just used and hopes it never has to use again

Eight households are subject to the new power

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59 h. ago New 'disaster power' used for first time in Manchester this week

Eight households are subject to the new power

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6 d. ago Can I gift my £330,000 second home to my adult kids without paying tax?

I live in Australia and I own a leasehold flat in Suffolk that I use when visiting the UK. I no longer wish to own it due to the doubling of the council tax and hope to pass it on.

Economics

9 d. ago Heathrow boss slept through disastrous power outage with his phone on silent

Senior staff at London Heathrow Airport couldn't reach Thomas Woldbye, Chief Executive Officer, to inform him they had decided to suspend operations because of a fire at a substation in Hayes

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3 w. ago Welcome to the era of ‘hostage politics’, where Labour is apparently your only hope | Nesrine Malik

First it was the Conservatives and now Reform. The only thing the government has to offer is that it’s the least worst optionIt is less than a year into this Labour government and we are already in another cycle of scare tactics. During the general election, any concerns expressed over Labour’s policies (or lack thereof) were quickly shut down by the pressing need to get a disastrous Tory government out.Now in power, concerns have been once again pushed aside. There is no time for the luxury of scrutiny of accountability, because now Reform is rising and the party must be stopped. Once again, the voter is asked to park their issues with Labour and save the nation from a worse alternative. “A vote for anyone but Labour risks more chaos under a Farage-Tory coalition,” posted the Labour party on its X account in early May. “Vote Labour. Stop Reform.”Nesrine Malik is a Guardian columnistOne year of Labour, with Pippa Crerar, Rafael Behr and more On 9 July, join Pippa Crerar, Rafael Behr...

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