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Plans put onus on local authorities to stop air pollution but offer no new funds or powers for traffic calming and other measuresLocal authorities in England have not been given the funding or powers to fulfil the government’s strategy on air pollution…
From rationing to taxes, house prices to health – the differences and similarities between the Britains of 1953 and 2023Double-digit inflation prompted by a regional war. Essential goods in short supply in the shops. Shortages of workers. In some respe…
Acceptable documents include passport, driving licence, blue badge, some bus passes, proof of age ID cards, national ID cards or biometric immigration documentsTell us about using voter ID in the local elections in EnglandVoters face an extra hurdle to…
Philip Davies lobbied culture minister to include measure after being entertained at Mayfair casinoThe Conservative MP Philip Davies lobbied the government on behalf of a casino to introduce a measure that was then included in last week’s gambling whit…
Victims said they felt little point in reporting incidents of sexual harassment, misogyny and bullying by elected membersThe Welsh political party Plaid Cymru has apologised after a damning report found a culture of sexual harassment, bullying and miso…
SNP leader tells cross-party summit interventions funded by ‘bold’ tax decisions should be focus rather than universal provisionScottish ministers must be “hard-headed and realistic” in tackling poverty, focusing on targeted interventions funded by “bo…
Labour leader castigates PM for dropping compulsory housebuilding targets for councilsUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has accused Rishi Sunak of “killing the dream of home ownership for a generation” with his decision to scrap housebuildi…
Ex-chancellor urges UK PM extend sugar tax and raise legal age for tobacco to curb obesity and cancerUK politics live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesSmoking should be banned and the sugar tax extended to include fruit juice and milkshake…
Families in Rhyl decry ‘shameful’ lack of consultation before removal of Drift Park play area to make way for flood defencesThe developer Balfour Beatty and Denbighshire council have been accused of ignoring the needs of children by ripping out a playg…
Perinatal mental health services do not meet national quality standards, report findsWomen’s lives are being put at risk by substandard mental health care during their pregnancy and in the first year after childbirth in most parts of the UK, a report h…