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A regional councillor has justified using offensive language towards the council's CEO in multiple emails and social media videos, claiming that he was attacked first and that "it’s a two-way…
June 2, 2026
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Greater Manchester
Exclusive: 25 years after race riots in north of England, Arooj Shah says extremist groups and lies about grooming scandal are poisoning Oldham“Identity politics is tearing communities apart”, the former…
June 1, 2026
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Road safety
The dire state of roads has provoked pothole vigilantes and become a political flashpoint from Manchester to Manhattan. How did we get here?Sitting in St Albans crown court, waiting for…
May 31, 2026
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Pride
Solidarity between LGBTQ+ people and unions has saved an event denied ‘a single penny’ of council moneyAs the annual Pride parade weaved its way through Durham, the rainbow flags, trans…
May 30, 2026
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Road transport
Edward Leigh says there must be no cutting corners when rebuilding roads; Anthony Millett says if you are going to do something, do it once and do it properlyEsther Addley…
May 29, 2026
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Local Government
A Western Sydney local government executive undermined recruitment processes to hire a woman she mentored for years and socialised with as part of a networking group dubbed the Pink Ladies.
May 29, 2026
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Local Government
Messages obtained by the NSW corruption watchdog have revealed discussions by a group of long-time Sydney local government officials about plans to secure senior positions for themselves and friends at…
May 28, 2026
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Stoke-on-Trent
People in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, say school that the signage on their street relates to moved long agoHassan Ali was on holiday in Budapest when he was contacted by his neighbour…
May 27, 2026
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Immigration and asylum
Local authorities deem young arrivals to be children more than twice as often as border forces, Home Office data showsYoung asylum seekers in the UK are more than twice as…
May 27, 2026
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Local Government
A Southern Highlands property developer is only allowed to communicate with his local council's mayor and general manager through his lawyer under interim AVOs issued against him during a heated…
May 26, 2026
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Local Government
Roxanne Thornton accuses Independent Commission Against Corruption of "laying the boot in" after four days of questioning over the manipulation of the recruitment process at the council to secure jobs…
May 26, 2026
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Parental Leave
A Japanese mayor will take maternity leave this year, becoming the first in the country's history to do so while in office.
May 26, 2026
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