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Research finds 114 councils in England, Scotland and Wales facing budget gaps of more than £10mCouncils are facing a record cash shortfall of more than £3.5bn in the coming year with jobs and services facing cuts, according to an analysis.Data compiled…
Exclusive: Potential plan to restrict measures such as 20mph speed limits and levying fines from traffic cameras alarms travel groupsRishi Sunak is to prioritise the interests of millions of car owners with a series of measures that will provoke enviro…
Letter to incoming commissioners says city’s culture must be preserved and prioritisedBirmingham’s financial reconstruction must not come at the cost of its priceless heritage, three of the country’s biggest cultural organisations have said.After Birmi…
Councils, police and hospitals endangering women by accidentally revealing details such as addresses, says ICOCouncils, police forces and hospitals are putting women’s lives at risk by accidentally disclosing domestic abuse victims’ addresses to perpet…
The stricken authority now set to receive a revised emergency budget after Michael Gove was forced to call in commissionersBirmingham city council has voted to approve spending control measures, as well as endorsing a “financial recovery plan” that is …
Thousands of women who have been underpaid by up to £11,000 a year set to launch claim, GMB union saysSheffield city council is to become the latest local authority to face a mass equal pay claim from women who have been underpaid by up to £11,000 a ye…
Voters on Sunday rejected the candidate for the hard-line Alternative for Germany Party, which is rattling German national politics, in the race for mayor in the city of Nordhausen.
An estimated 75,000 assets including community centres, libraries and swimming pools have been sold, thinktank saysAbout 75,000 public assets, worth about £15bn, have been sold by English councils since 2010, in part to plug holes in their budgets, res…
With 26 English local authorities at risk of following Birmingham in next two years, a longer-term view is neededIn Michael Gove’s otherwise sombre speech to parliament on Tuesday announcing a team of commissioners to run the cash-strapped Labour-run B…
As Birmingham is placed in special measures the council reviews assets such as its library and stadiumAs government commissioners are sent to Birmingham city council to run as it embarks on the challenge of pulling itself back from the financial brink,…