Many local authorities are increasingly rejecting requests to assess children who need help in schools, new data reveals Councils are increasingly rejecting requests to assess …
High court told 3,541 unaccompanied children could arrive on small boats but Kent county council can accommodate only 1,631 Accommodation for lone asylum seeker children …
Exclusive: Potential plan to restrict measures such as 20mph speed limits and levying fines from traffic cameras alarms travel groups The government is to limit …
An estimated 75,000 assets including community centres, libraries and swimming pools have been sold, thinktank says About 75,000 public assets, worth about £15bn, have been …
GMB union is supporting 3,000 claims in Birmingham – and is gathering evidence from 20 other councils Councils in the UK are facing compensation bills …
With Birmingham indicating it cannot balance its books, experts warn of others living ‘hand to mouth’ The crisis in local authorities was laid bare on …
Exclusive: Data shows more than 34,000 households placed out of area last year, with some moved more than 200 miles away Councils are moving homeless …
Exclusive: Latest push against what PM terms ‘anti-motorist’ policies follows order of review into low-traffic neighbourhoods Rishi Sunak is planning to restrict councils’ ability to …
LGA says single-use e-cigarettes are a litter blight and cause problems in bin lorries and recycling centres Councils are joining paediatricians in calling for a …
Local government minister Lee Rowley says he has concerns about value for money for taxpayers Ministers have ordered a Cambridgeshire council to end its “experiment” …
Single-use E-cigarettes difficult to recycle and cause fires in bin lorries, Local Government Association says Disposable vapes are increasingly causing fires in bin lorries and …
Nationalist party made sweeping gains including unprecedented breakthroughs in Down and Antrim Sinn Féin is on track to become the biggest party in Northern Ireland …
French students have gathered once more as the Constitutional Council makes its decision on whether Macron‘s plan to raise the retirement age to 64 is …
Exclusive: Investigation finds huge sums of taxpayers’ money spent on poor quality private homes Taxpayers have spent close to half a billion pounds buying beds …
Unprecedented move comes after 100 asylum seekers removed from Greenwich hotel against their will Two-thirds of London’s councils have signed a letter to the home …
Two-thirds of local authorities did not prosecute anyone for disabled parking scheme fraud, data reveals Four councils are responsible for bringing more than half of …
About three-quarters of largest authorities with responsibility for social care have opted for full 4.99% rise The majority of English top-tier councils are planning to …
Exclusive: half a billion pounds lost from projects funded by government schemes due to inflation and rising costs Councils are being forced to freeze levelling …
Party also says it wants to turn jobcentres into hubs for skills training and advice for entrepreneurs Labour hopes local knowledge can make jobcentres a …
Former special forces personnel are being deployed to ‘hide in the undergrowth’ and catch criminal gangs dumping dangerous waste Special forces war veterans are being …
Exclusive: Leonard Cheshire says it can no longer afford to subsidise care services inadequately funded by councils Severely disabled care home residents are being evicted …
Chancellor relaxes cap on raising rates to part-finance planned cash injection for adult social care Increasing council tax bills next April will hit struggling residents, …
Leaders of Kent and Hampshire county councils say even ‘drastic cuts’ to services will not be enough Two of England’s largest Tory-run local authorities have …
Many Ukrainians are ending six-month stays and finding there is nowhere for them to go, local authorities say Ministers need to act urgently to prevent …
Exclusive: Local authorities frequently breach legal duty to prioritise housing for abuse survivors, risking further danger or trauma People fleeing domestic abuse are being put …
Exclusive: Concerns raised as cost of providing specialist care for vulnerable children soars ‘Providers charge what they want’: how one council was forced to pay …
More industrial action planned for Friday, with three-day action set to hit schools and nurseries next month The refuse workers’ strike, which has left mounds …
Surge in festivals after Covid lull risks making green spaces elitist as councils try to offset tightened budgets Cash-strapped councils are increasingly hiring out their …
Ombudsman says children are going months and even years without proper alternative education Councils are failing to put adequate alternative education in place for the …
Head of Active Travel England says aim is to give neighbourhoods back what has been taken away Councils should face down rows over low-traffic neighbourhoods …
Research by UCL finds cash-strapped local authorities in the south-west, Midlands and north less likely to challenge developers Housebuilders are churning out substandard housing schemes …
Art and artists are exploited by the state and capital instruments alike – they effectively become pawns in the social-cleansing process of gentrification
White paper could pave way for independent regulator, while ‘parent pledge’ dismissed as gimmick Plans to redraw England’s schools system will allow councils to establish …
Levelling up secretary calls for ‘every available bed’ to be offered under new homes for Ukraine scheme Russia-Ukraine war: latest news Local councils will be …