Intervention expanded to include financial decisions and governance after report calls for urgent reform The government’s intervention in the running of Liverpool city council is to be expanded to include governance and financial decision-making. It comes after the publication of another critical report on the local authority by four commissioners […]
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Greater Manchester force issues new images of man in connection with suspected assault of snatched girl Police in Greater Manchester have issued fresh photographs of a man they are hunting in connection with a child abduction, while urging parents to be “extra vigilant”. Detectives believe a six-year-old girl was taken […]
Letter to Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak calls for action to help households before price cap rises Labour has urged Boris Johnson to recall parliament next week so the government can offer more help to struggling households before the announcement of the new energy price cap. The opposition […]
A munitions depot blazed near Ukrainian border and explosions hit the occupied peninsula in latest apparent sabotage mission See all our Ukraine war coverage Fires and explosions have been reported at military targets inside Russia and Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine, in the latest of a string of apparent sabotage missions […]
Largest research project of its kind also points to alcohol and being overweight as major contributors Smoking, drinking alcohol, being overweight and other risk factors are responsible for almost half of all cancer deaths worldwide, according to the largest study of its kind. Cancer is the second leading cause of […]
Water company executives received on average £100,000 in bonuses, despite most firms missing targets The annual bonuses paid to water company executives rose by 20% in 2021, despite most of the firms failing to meet sewage pollution targets. Figures show on average executives received £100,000 in one-off payments on top […]
On eve of results day admissions teams report surge in interest from students looking for places via clearing Tens of thousands of students who will pick up their A-level results on Thursday face a last-minute scramble to secure places at UK universities, many of which have warned that competition will […]
Amber warning issued for London with risk of transport disruption and power cuts Thunderstorms and flash floods have hit parts of southern England, amid warnings that the unsettled weather is expected to continue into the weekend. There were torrential downpours in London, with the rain spreading across the south-east until […]
Network Rail, several train firms, London Underground and London buses to be hit by latest action Commuters and other travellers are facing further disruption over three days from Thursday on rail, tube and bus services, as tens of thousands of workers begin the latest round of strike action. Network Rail, […]
Soaring cost of living is forcing up government spending on benefits, pensions and debt leaving no spare cash to lower taxes Britain’s first double-digit inflation in more than four decades has cast doubts on the plausibility of the tax cuts being promised by Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak during their […]