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Move suggested to tackle rise in plastic grass and paving, which exacerbate wildlife loss, flooding and summer heatEco-friendly gardeners should be given a cut in their council tax, scientists have recommended, as research shows cities may have lost as…
Chair says party could lose 1,000 English seats on 4 May, despite voters finding Rishi Sunak more palatable than his predecessors Even by the standards of political expectations management, Greg Hands’ message in his Sunday morning interviews was stark…
Pressure mounts over health and economic pledges as Sunak campaigns to shore up Conservative heartlands in poll test• Read more: NHS crisis deepens as nurses plan ‘mega strike’A prolonged NHS crisis stoked by further strikes risks derailing Rishi Sunak…
Lack of shelters may be forcing victims to return to their violent partners or leaving them homelessMore than 10,000 women escaping domestic abuse across England were refused safe housing last year, amid warnings that many could be left homeless or dri…
Local government ombudsman rules that delay in finding suitable accommodation for family caused serious health risksA severely disabled child missed out on vital NHS surgery and was left in chronic pain for more than three years because a council faile…
Only 18 of 382 councils have minimum gender representation parity, say equality charitiesThe vast majority (95%) of local authorities across the UK are dominated by men, while only just over a third of local councillors are women, according to figures …
For five years, the French capital has permitted the renting of electric scooters, which have proven both popular and perilous. On Sunday, voters will decide whether to end the experiment.
Experts say developers deterred by changes to planning system brought in by successive Tory governmentsPlanning applications in England have fallen to their lowest level in at least 16 years, according to figures published this week by the levelling up…
Party leader says Labour would use windfall tax profits to stop rises in England, as local election campaign beginsPolitics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has pledged to use an extended windfall tax to freeze council tax for one year as Labour kicke…
Government’s post-Brexit funding U-turn comes too late for councils to allocate money to keep them runningBack-to-work schemes across England previously paid for by the EU are being forced to close and lay off staff, despite a last-minute rule change b…