One in ten of England’s biggest councils risk bankruptcy in the next months because of the soaring cost of child protection since the pandemic, the County Councils Network (CCN) has warned.
Many other vital services are threatened, according to the survey by CCN (representing some of the largest local authorities in England) which is calling for emergency funding from the...
Braverman takes ‘friendly media’ on Rwanda trip, excluding more critical outlets
Suella Braverman did not invite journalists from the BBC, Guardian, Independent or Daily Mirror on her Rwanda trip and is only taking reporters from media outlets perceived as “friendly” to the government.
Representatives from outlets including GB News, the Times,...
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Policing minister in clash of opinion with new chief inspector of constabulary
The escalating cost of living is likely to lead to an increase in petty crime and present officers with substantive new challenges, Andy Cooke, the new HM Chief Inspector...
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Bloody Sunday massacre: PPS upholds decision not to charge 15 veterans
Almost 50 years after the Bloody Sunday Massacre, the Northern Ireland Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has upheld its decision not to charge 15 veterans for the killing of 14...
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More protests in London but poll shows 63% think Covid restrictions don’t go far...
Thousands of anti-lockdown protestors have packed Trafalgar Square for the second Saturday running to demonstrate against restrictions under a “we do not consent” banner. Conspiracy theorist David Icke and Jeremy...
Transition period end may see truck chaos at Dover – Gove letter warns
The transition period end is drawing ever closer as the UK is less than four months away from charting its own destiny away from all the EU rules and regulations. With Brexit talks going...
Brexit transition period – government will not seek an extension
The discussions to define the future relationship between the UK and the EU haven't been going well. But despite a growing number of voices calling to extend the Brexit transition period, the UK government...
New lockdown rules come with R-rate warning; UK death toll passes 48,000
Boris Johnson has announced the further easing of lockdown rules in England where groups of up to six people will be able to meet outdoors for the first time since March - but warned...