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New hope for UK airport, closed since last year, to finally reopen. (Photo credit: Marie Caley)

New hope that UK airport - closed last year - will fully reopen

Birmingham City Council bankrupt: Who are leader and deputy-leader John Cotton & Sharon Thompson?

Birmingham City Council ‘bankrupt’: Who are the leaders?

Blackpool hotel electric shock death - 10-year-old victim named

Ellis Anthony Gibbs dropping litter out of his car window in a car park in Hull. The teenager was fined £250.

Teenager fined £250 after throwing McDonald’s bag out of car window

Birmingham City Council bankrupt: What is Section 114 notice? - local government act explained

Explainer The UK’s biggest local authority ‘effectively’ declares bankruptcy

Police officers outside a property on Hammond Road in Woking, Surrey, after a 10-year-old girl was found dead and a murder probe was launched
Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Girl found dead in Surrey was known to local council

Waiting times for social care have gone through the roof

Brits are dying while waiting for social care, investigation finds

Bus-ted: Cities hitting drivers hardest for straying into bus lanes

UK councils earning the most from handing bus lane fines to drivers

Young mum, 22 horrified as Norwich council flat floods with ‘thick brown’ human waste

Mum horrified as council flat floods with ‘thick brown’ human waste

The number of vehicles reported to have been damaged by potholes in the UK has hit a five-year high, according to motoring group RAC. (Credit: Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Number of vehicles damaged from potholes hits five-year high, says RAC

Gary Lambert, who is camping outside of his former home. Picture: SWNS

Man forced from his home of 45 years is now living in tent outside it

Lee Rowley – one of Derbyshire’s Tory MPs – has stood down from his ministerial role and called on Boris Johnson to resign.

Council running four-day week trial ordered to stop by minister

Jeremy Clarkson has won his battle with West Oxfordshire District council as permission to provide more parking at his Diddly Squat farm has been granted.

Jeremy Clarkson given green light for changes at Diddly Squat farm

Jeremy Clarkson applied for a car park but was denied (Pic:Getty)

Why is it a partial victory for Jeremy Clarkson and Diddly Squat Farm?

A gardener has hit out at the neighbours who “grassed him up” over his lawnmower after the local council told him a noise complaint has been made made. Credit: Newsquest / SWNS

Gardener furious after neighbours ‘grass him up’ over lawnmower

Jodie Kidd has been forced to remove a cheeky sign from outside her pub in West Sussex

Jodie Kidd forced to remove ‘inapproriate’ naked bottom pub sign

Find our your local elections results with our interactive map. Credit: Kim Mogg/Getty

Find your local election results with our interactive map

The Liberal Democrats have made key gains in Tory MP Dominic Raab’s constituency in this year’s local elections. Left - Monica Harding, Lib Dem, Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Esher & Walton / Right - Dominic Raab, Tory MP for Esher and Walton. Credit: Getty Images

Lib Dems celebrate ‘Blue Wall’ gains in Dominic Raab’s constituency

UK beauty spot closed after gallons of oil dumped by fly-tippers. (Photo NationalWorld/Kim Mogg/Adobe Stock)

UK beauty spot closed after gallons of oil dumped by fly-tippers

Both Labour and the Conservatives could see significant losses in the upcoming local elections as voters say they don’t want to support either party. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Blue Wall voters reject Tories ahead of locals over ‘political chaos’

The Home Office has argued that the current asylum seeker housing situation is an “emergency” as it fights a council’s attempt to block new migrant accommodation being built in its county. Credit: Getty Images

Home Office says asylum ‘emergency’ means it can bypass planning laws

Almost 3,000 council staff earned £100k last year amid huge tax hike. (Photo: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg/Adobe Stock)

Almost 3,000 council staff earned £100k last year amid huge tax hike

Ben Thornbury playing ‘crazy pothole golf’ in Malmesbury (Photo: Ben Thornbury / SWNS)

Man fed up with so many potholes turns road into ‘crazy golf course’

Visitors face fines up to £1,000 for petting ponies in UK beauty spot.

Visitors face fines up to £1,000 for petting ponies in New Forest

Jeremy Clarkson applied for a car park but was denied (Pic:Getty)

Car park chaos at Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm ahead of appeal

Liverpool becomes first UK city to commit to Paris climate agreement

Jeremy Clarkson started to run his Diddly Squat farm in 2019 (Pic:Getty)

Jeremy Clarkson’s Farm popular among fans despite watchdog probe

Gillian said she felt so unwell after she had been spiked that she thought she was “going to die”. Credit: Gillian Reilly

Student issues freshers warning after friend spiked drink as ‘a laugh’

Putin has been forced to concede ground to Ukraine following a counter-offensive to liberate the Kharkiv region. (Credit: Getty Images)

Ukraine: expert explains Kharkiv liberation - is Putin in peril?

King Charles III acceded to the throne immediately on the death of Elizabeth II (Photo: Getty Images)

Charles to be formally proclaimed King at historic Accession council

What the polls say ahead of the local elections across the UK

Elections are being held in local authorities across Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and some parts of England

Local election 2022 candidates: a deep dive into the data

How families can claim free school meal vouchers over Easter holiday

Revealed: how many council staff earned over £100k where you live

Coventry refuse strike dispute rages on as Unite clashes with council

A pub owner has hit back at neighbours moaning about noise with a sarcastic sign asking customers to "whisper" (Photo: SWNS)

Pub owner hits back at neighbours with sign asking customers to 'whisper'