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Roger Line

Councils must base bridge repair decisions on evidence

Final licence verdict on Blackpool swingers club with 11,145 members, sauna, dungeon, and 19 themed rooms

Blackpool swingers club wins licence battle

The new season of Clarkson’s Farm will soon be airing

Planning documents let slip details on Clarkson’s Farm season 6

Lord Peter Mandelson facing £300 fine after urinating in the street

Lord Peter Mandelson facing £300 fine after urinating in the street

ew rules for household waste and recycling have come into force as part of efforts to standardise collections across England

New bin and recycling rules explained changes come into force

Suspended Reform councillor Daniel Taylor leaving Margate Magistrates' Court

Ex-Reform UK councillor jailed for coercive control

Poppy the fox: A council are forcing a fox sanctuary owner to remove two injured foxes from receiving temporary care in his home - because of a neighbour complaint

Complaint over man nursing foxes back to health at his home

Andrew Hattersley caught the bedlam on camera as he set off to work in Southey Green, Sheffield, on Wednesday at 7:30am

Watch: Carnage as council van slides sideways down ice on hill - taking out pede...

A petition has been launched to help save the pigeons in Norwich Market after the Council splashed £4,000 on a hawk to scare them off. (Photo: Change.org)

Plea to save pigeons in UK city after Council hires hawk to scare

An early morning dog walker braves frosty conditions

Warning to dog owners as “highly dangerous” substance found on walk

Vinnie Jones has caused uproar after more than 12,000 people have backed a campaign to stop him building a shooting retreat

Backlash for hard man Vinnie Jones over shooting retreat plans

Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary Steve Reed leaves following a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street

Councils warned four-day working week considered “potential failure”

Coventry City councillors are expected to approve the construction of an 800-metre Very Light Rail twin track. (Photo: Coventry Council/Facebook)

Coventry Council to approve 'game changer' driverless tram service

Premier League club Bournemouth’s £90million stadium expansion plans have been given the green light by the local council. (Photo: Getty Images)

Premier League club's stadium expansion plans given the green light

The sale of a unique car number plate used by Lord Mayors of Leeds for more than 120 years has been agreed for the price of £750,000

Cash strapped council selling Lord Mayor's number plate for £750,000

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage with supporters during a visit to Ramsgate in Kent, while on the English local election campaign trail

Two Reform councillors removed after ‘f****** suck it up’ suspension

Four Reform UK councillors have been suspended in Kent.

Reform councillors suspended after footage of shock meeting leaked
Four Reform UK councillors have been suspended after a video of their flagship council leader telling members to “suck it up” was leaked to the press.
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A council’s bid to block the use of an Essex hotel as accommodation for asylum seekers is to be heard at the High Court on Wednesday. (Photo: Lucy North/PA Wire)

Council’s bid to block asylum seekers housed in hotel to be heard

Christopher Hall was tragically killed when a branch fell from a tree in Wilmslow, Cheshire

Much-loved husband and father killed by falling tree branch

Reform councillor reportedly logged into meeting while preparing bath

Demonstrators out the Epping hotel

Permission for council to appeal over Epping hotel verdict refused

The team seized more than 100 fake Labubu dolls from shops in Elgin town centre, amid "significant safety concerns" and the risks buying these fake dolls could pose to children

More than 100 fake Labubu dolls seized by trading standards

Durham County Council has removed St George’s flags and bunting after it was “left with no choice”. (Photo: Jacob King/PA Wire)

Council removes St George’s flags after 'left with no choice'

Birmingham Council has been slammed as “traitors” as it is widely believed on social media that the council has removed a St George’s flag from a roundabout. (Photo: @TPointUK/X)

St George's flag removed from roundabout - by Reform-led council

Broxbourne Council has announced plans to follow in the footsteps of Epping and block asylum seekers living at the Delta Marriott hotel. (Photo: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire)

Second council to block asylum seekers from hotel - copying Epping

Epping Forest District Council has won an injunction at the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Tuesday, stopping migrants from being accommodated at the former hotel

Council granted injunction to kick asylum seekers out of Essex hotel

Oasis fans arrive ahead of Oasis LIVE '25 at Murrayfield Stadium

Liam Gallagher slams council bosses as Oasis gigs set to bring in £1b

The giant rat found in a Yorkshire home earlier this weekend.

Rat "the size of a small cat" found in Yorkshire home
A giant rat has been caught inside a home in England - and the size of the rodent genuinely beggars belief.
David George

Reform councillor resigns to let wife enter town garden contest

Police face protestors at the Bell Hotel in Epping

Councillors vote to ask Government to close controversial asylum hotel

Studland Beach

Booze will be banned at seaside locations

Warwickshire County Council has formally appointed a teenager, 19, part of the Reform UK party, to run the £2bn local authority. (Photo: @_GeorgeFinch/X)

Teenager, 19, appointed to run £2bn UK local authority

Gerard Oxford, who served as Colchester mayor in 2017 and was later granted the symbolic title of Honorary Alderman.

Alderman apologises for ‘Auschwitz camp' remark

Discarded electronic cigarette vapes that have been collected from roads and pavements shot over a pale concrete slab background

How to handle battery waste safely: Tips from skip hire expert

Child exploring Dino Ranger in Wonder Havant

Wonder World of Imagination: Children’s Venue in Havant Faces Closure

A popular holiday hotspot is set to bring in new rules in July. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Holiday hotspot to bring in new rules in July - after deaths of Brits

Launchpad Co-Working managed by Wenta, Bishop’s Stortford

Council and enterprise agency team up to boost growth at the Launchpad

Dr Tom Lonsdale

"I’ve lost 26 annual elections to the vet profession’s ruling council but every ...

Festivalgoers can enjoy Wide Awake Festival this weekend.

Major update for huge London festivals after High Court ruling

Three people tragically died in the blaze

Two firefighters and member of public die in horror blaze

After its owner, Intu, went into administration in 2020, Broadmarsh shopping centre was handed to Nottingham City Council.

The shopping centre is now partially demolished, with Nottingham City Council recently having been successful in applying for a £3.4m grant to allow further demolition of the site in 2025.

'Derelict' shopping centre to be demolished

Jeremy Clarkson has submitted plans to improve The Farmer's Dog pub

Jeremy Clarkson in bid to improve The Farmer's Dog pub

Tech Growth

UK forms AI Energy Council to accelerate sustainable tech growth

Hertfordshire's Dacorum borough council has axed the community's plans to commemorate the end of the Second World War on May 8 with a parade, The Telegraph has reported. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Outrage as UK council axes VE day parade as it's 'too elitist'

The stunning Tuerredda beach in Sardinia is going digital with a new booking system via an app to tackle the issue of overtourism. (Photo: Getty Images)

Brits visiting popular beach in Europe will have to book by app

Aerial shot of houses.

Find out how much your council tax will go up from April 1

Rubbish piled up on Beach Road in Sparkhill Birmingham

Watch: Rubbish piles up in streets as bin strike enters third week

Alex Wheatle, the author known for his series of books depicting life on London’s streets for young black men, including the Crongton series, has died at the age of 62.

Renowned author dies at 62

'Council spent £16m on a bridge to nowhere. It's a dangerous mess'

£16m bridge leads to 'dangerous' deep mud...it looks like a warzone

A car dealer must pay more than £9,000 in fines and costs after a visitor to his premises was seriously injured when he fell down an unprotected drop.

Man falls down 6ft drop and gets 'seriously' injured at car dealership

We asked X's AI bot Grok what Elon Musk would look like in Coventry. (Photo: Grok/X)

'Coventry needs an Elon Musk - as he roots out waste'

A road left so badly damaged by a landslip it was closed to cars can't be fixed properly - as it's still moving a YEAR later.

Britain's 'wonkiest road' destroyed by landslip finally set to reopen

Sales and Marketing Director for FDM Document Solutions, Ian Forster

FDM DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS FENDS OFF FIERCE COMPETITION TO SECURE CONTRACT WITH BUCK...

Land Rover driver rams workman after ignoring road closure

Land Rover driver rams workman and sends him 'flying into a bush'

Between January 2023 and June 2024, nearly 5,000 dogs and over 20,000 cats were reported missing.

How to find a missing dog: 6 tips on what to do if your dog gets lost

A man has died after a tree fell on his care during Storm Éowyn

Man dies after tree falls on his car

Farmers have been angered by a Gloucestershire County Council campaign urging residents to swap cows milk for plant-based varieties.

Gloucestershire farmers angered by council's oat milk campaign

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