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Depletion of social housing stock spurs calls for councils to have first refusal to buy ex-council homes entering marketEngland will sell off more than eight times as many council homes in 2025-26 as were constructed the previous year, research has fou…
District council in Essex had cited disruption and safety concerns, as well as alleged breach of planning lawAsylum seekers are to be removed from a hotel that has attracted repeated violent far-right demonstrations after a high court judge granted a t…
Tory opposition criticises leadership after Reform’s 22-year-old deputy leader is removed after three months in roleA Reform UK-led county council has served its residents a “plate of chaos” from the start of its leadership, according to its Conservati…
High critical report finds that instead of promised annual saving of £100m, fees have rocketed amid financial crisisDavid Cameron’s “bonfire of the quangos” decision to abolish England’s council spending watchdog has left a broken system that is costin…
Figure is about a third of budget from central government while thousands of families face prospect of homelessnessMore than £300m given to English councils to help Ukrainian refugees into accommodation has not been spent, while thousands of them face …
Transport committee also suggests rural weighting for bus funding and a national policy for services in EnglandPeople under the age of 22 should get free bus travel to help them access work and training in otherwise cut-off communities, a committee of …
Exclusive: LSE research finds risk of gender bias in care decisions made based on AI summaries of case notesArtificial intelligence tools used by more than half of England’s councils are downplaying women’s physical and mental health issues and risk cr…
Tenants with smallholdings on estate, seen as a crucial stepping stone for young farmers, are being served with notices to quit by the councilFarmers and agricultural unions are fighting to save a large farming estate owned by Powys council amid sell-o…
Ministers face backlash after analysis of proposed shake-up finds more than 10% drop in finance for some areasMinisters face a backlash from Labour-run town halls after it emerged deprived inner-city London councils stand to lose millions of pounds und…
Leeds MP Mark Sewards has launched a digital assistant, but the results of my chat show MPs’ aides have nowt to worry aboutAs anyone with even a trace of a regional dialect who has had to pay a parking fine can attest, voice recognition services strugg…