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Dame Vera Baird KC to lead independent review into the force’s treatment of women in custodyThe mayor of Greater Manchester has launched an independent inquiry into the treatment of women in custody with a focus on strip-searches.The former victims com…
Deadline has passed for Beijing to appeal against Tower Hamlets council’s rejection of plansUK politics live – latest updatesChina has temporarily shelved plans to build a new embassy in London, angrily accusing the British government of not doing enou…
Call for government to act amid anger over demolition of Crooked House pub in StaffordshireThe UK risks losing a vital part of its heritage unless planning laws are changed to protect historic pub buildings, campaigners have said.Greg Mulholland, the d…
Fears grow that some are adopting unscrupulous tactics to profit from people, with penalties set to riseA record number of councils in England and Wales are using private companies to issue fines for littering and fly-tipping amid concern that some con…
Kirkless local authority, hit by underfunding, price rises and extra demand on services, reports precarious financesA West Yorkshire council said it was close to going bust unless a £47m funding gap could be closed, as a growing number of local authori…
Government accused of ‘vandalism against communities’ after cuts revealed in traffic reportAt least 1,500 bus routes were cut in the last two years in England, figures published by the Department for Transport have revealed.The latest report from the T…
Families worry about where their children will go during the summer as crumbling playgrounds are left in disrepairIt’s a warm day in July and Ginette is pushing her grandson on a swing next to the remains of a climbing frame, destroyed in an arson atta…
Children suffering from ‘shameful’ failure to protect play with park budgets falling by £350m in 11 yearsPlaygrounds around England are falling to pieces, missing large pieces of play equipment, or simply being locked up, as councils facing huge budget…
Research for Local Government Association renews questions over government’s ‘academisation’ policyCouncil-maintained schools in England continue to outperform academies in Ofsted ratings, according to research, prompting renewed calls for councils to …
Unauthorised pool block, part of a charitable foundation building, is ‘no more overbearing’ than original schemeThe family of Captain Sir Tom Moore have objected to an enforcement notice ordering them to pull down an unauthorised spa pool block at the …