Posted by The Guardian | May 23, 2026 | Bristol, England, Local government, Local politics, Politics, Road safety, Road transport, Society, The Guardian, UK news |
Councils fix a pothole every 17 seconds – but getting on top of the repair backlog would cost £18.6bn. Why is it so hard to solve a problem that drives the nation crazy?Marsh Street in the historic centre of Bristol is a modest...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | May 22, 2026 | Brexit, European Union, Foreign policy, Labour, Politics, The Guardian, Trade policy, UK news |
Exclusive: Top British official presented idea in Brussels but sources say it was rebuffedThe UK government pitched the creation of a single market for goods with the EU as the cornerstone of an ambitious attempt to reintegrate...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | May 22, 2026 | Andy Burnham, England, Makerfield byelection, Politics, Reform UK, Society, The Guardian, Voluntary sector |
Reform UK Makerfield team reportedly arrived as cafe run by people with special needs was holding celebration eventThe founder of a charity has asked Nigel Farage to apologise after the Reform UK leader and his entourage entered...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | May 22, 2026 | Brexit, European Union, Foreign policy, Labour, Politics, The Guardian, Trade policy, UK news |
Exclusive: Top official presented idea in Brussels, but sources say EU rebuffed itThe UK government pitched the creation of a single market for goods with the EU as the cornerstone of an ambitious attempt to reintegrate British...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | May 22, 2026 | Crime, England, Hampshire, Jess Phillips, Law, Politics, Rape and sexual assault, Society, The Guardian, UK criminal justice, UK news, Young people |
MP Jess Phillips says sentences given to three boys in Hampshire ‘unduly lenient’ and send ‘bad message’The government is urgently reviewing the “unduly lenient” sentences given to three teenage boys who avoided custody for the...
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