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

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

Blaenau Gwent Council in Wales said teachers will no longer be required to change nappies or pull-ups unless the child has a “medically recognised need” following the introduction of a new policy.

Toilet train your children or change nappies at school, parents warned

Worcester City Council insists the tree in Columbia Drive poses no immediate risk and has issued a protection order for it. Inset: Chris Davis

'Menacing' 100ft tree could crush my home but council won't chop it

A person holds copies of the 'English Devolution White Paper' following the launch by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner in Leeds

England's district council shake up - how will councils change?

Peter and Patricia Clarke outside their home in Grange Park, Swindon, which has been flooded 20 times over the past three years.

Our home has flooded 20 times...it's like Niagara Falls when it rains

Motorhome owner is fuming at local council after carpark barrier crash

Before-and-after pictures show how a house of horrors which was turned into a makeshift dump has finally been cleared of rubbish after more than a year.

Makeshift tip FINALLY cleared as nightmare neighbour evicted

Council comes under fire after flying trans flag over City Chambers

Horrified residents are demanding action after their neighbours turned their home into a makeshift TIP with tonnes of rubbish dumped on the driveway.

Nightmare tenant with rubbish dump in front garden gets EVICTED

Michelle Griffiths

Council leads way on school menus by doubling spend on local produce

The aftermath of the blaze at the Bristol Avenue tip

Video shows devastating tip blaze caused by a single e-bike battery
Video shows the devastating aftermath of a fire caused by an e-bike, as a tip manager urges people to dispose of batteries responsibly.
Shelagh Parkinson

Two UK beaches have lifted its ban on dogs which was enforced between 1 April and 30 September every year. (Photo: Getty Images)

Two UK beaches lift dog beach ban

New online booking system for vans at recycling centres

Phil Austin has built a lighthouse in the middle of Salford - 30 miles away from the nearest coast.

I was refused planning permission for a home...so I built a LIGHTHOUSE

Furious resident Douglas Debnam on Whitebarns Lane in the village of Furneaux Phelham in Hertfordshire, is embroiled in Britain's longest running pothole row.

Our council want £100k to fix road with 32 potholes...we're furious!

Horrified residents are demanding action after their neighbours turned their home into a makeshift TIP with tonnes of rubbish dumped on the driveway.

Next door has a rubbish dump in the garden...it's making our kids sick

Betty Calloway (90) from Stirchley, who has issues with an overgrown council hedge that has turned her dream move into a nightmare.

Overgrown hedge is 'swallowing' my garden...I'm fuming

Retired bank worker, Nick Wisniewski, 66, is the last person living on 'Britain's loneliest street' which is all due to be knocked down - but he's refusing to move.

'I'm not moving!' Council move to evict man on derelict estate

School classroom.

Watch: School absence fines rise details explained

Grandad smashes face and breaks spine in pothole trip

Video grab of a rat infested alleyway off Franciscan Road in Tooting, south London. October 2 2024.

I passed a swarm of rats on the school run...it was disgusting!

West Sussex landscaper Harry Smith-Haggett, 22, has been filling in Horsham's potholes with flowers dubbed 'pretty potholes'.

'I made my roads pretty!' Pothole flowerbed service goes viral

Sarah Clark, University of Hull and Dawn Hall, TSCN, East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Businesses urged to join The Supply Chain Network

Tourists have illegally pitched tents on Bournemouth beach for two weeks to “avoid paying for a hotel room” despite officials handing out eviction notices. (Photo: Getty Images)

Tourists illegally pitch tents on popular UK beach

Marshal Craig, one of the last remaining residents on Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow which is almost deserted.

'I'm not moving!' - Man refuses to leave derelict 'Chernobyl' estate

A desperate man claims a council is doing "nothing" after his mould-ridden flat left a relative hospitalised.

Inside our mould-ridden council flat which left a relative in hospital

Muktar Singh, 55

Huge mountain of fly-tipped rubbish attracts 'rats the size of cats'

South West Water has issued an update on the major sewage spill that plagued popular Exmouth beach in Devon. (Photo: Maciej Olszewski - stock.adobe.com)

Water firm issues update on major sewage spill at popular UK beach

(Photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)

Thousands of households to receive £500 summer holidays payment

Rent increases are impacting the saving powers of four in 10 private tenants and now a third of these can't afford to put any cash aside as a result.

62% of UK renters put aside £100 or less each month

Lime trees growing either side of High Street in Henley-in-Arden, Warks., had their tops hacked off without notice leaving locals “devastated”.

Residents left furious after council "butchers" trees to save cash

Neil Foden, 66, who worked at a school in North Wales, and was once an executive member for the National Education Union, was convicted following a trial in May of 19 offences involving the abuse of four girls over a four-year period.

Ex-headteacher jailed for sexually abusing girls

The coroner concluded mould at her council bungalow could have contributed to Jane Bennett’s death

Mould in council bungalow could have contributed to death of woman, 52

Thousands of households to receive direct payments of up to £500

1000s of households to get direct payment worth £125 - how to apply

firefighters tackle blaze at Warbreck Hill Road

Watch: Firefighters tackle huge blaze at former DWP office

Ben Newman The Spudman, who has built an online community of two million people on TikTok selling jacket potatoes at his trailer in Tamworth.

Watch: Tiktok's Spudman gets kicked off his patch by local council

Paterson, 59, pleaded guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh of embezzling funds of £1,087,444.47 from the council between 2006 and 2023.

Council worker embezzles £1mil

Five-year-old Aalim Ahmed died instantly after a fall from tower block Jacobs House in Plaistow, east London. Picture: Google Maps

5-year-old falls from tower block

Harrison's Ices

Ice cream van chimes 'too noisy'