Tag:England
Devolution
Labour to give English local authorities power to run bus services
Local transport authorities across England will be able to run and control bus services under a Labour overhaul designed to “save vital routes”, parliament...
Arts funding
‘Talent is classless’: bold project launched to create centre for writing in north-east England
“This will be the cafe and bar,” said Claire Malcolm on the ground floor of a grand, deserted building in Newcastle she hopes will...
UK news
England Interim Manager Wins First Game In Charge – After National Anthem Row
Lee Carsley has won his first match as England's interim manager.His side beat the Republic of Ireland 2-0 in their Nations League opener at...
Benefits
Labour ministers reveal grave concerns about winter fuel payment cut
Cabinet ministers have grave concerns about Rachel Reeves’s plan to axe the winter fuel allowance for all but the poorest pensioners, the Guardian can...
Bournemouth
Councils in England draining reserves to stay afloat, leaders say
Local authority leaders say they are having to drain their financial reserves to keep services afloat and avoid effective bankruptcy.
A survey of the mid-tier...
Biodiversity
Landowners in England given £9bn in environment payments despite decline
Landowners in England have been paid more than £9bn of taxpayers’ money in the past 30 years for environmental benefits, despite the decline in...
Education
Call for ‘financial protection’ for schools in England with crumbling concrete
A headteachers’ union is calling on the government to provide “financial protection” for schools at risk of collapse, as well as funding for students...
Conservation
Many protected landscapes owned by English water firms in disrepair, data shows
Water companies are allowing important natural landscapes they own to fall into disrepair, data shows, with only 16% of sites of special scientific interest...
Latest news
WSJ Wants Judiciary Shielded From Scrutiny
A New York Times investigation (9/15/24) has given us great insight into Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who—unlike the president...
Gambling study says £2.7bn bet annually on hidden-market websites
Gamblers in Great Britain are betting £2.7bn a year through hidden-market websites, according to a lobby group that claims...
Prada and Max Mara bring strangeness and science to Milan fashion week
A Prada show is never a straightforward beauty pageant, so when the co-designers Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons go...
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