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The government was warned by its lawyers that such a move could be illegal as it pledges an additional £63m to help councils with reorganisationIn his Q&A with journalists, Keir Starmer was also asked to respond to a report by the BBC’s James Landale saying he is...
Why has government reversed its decision to postpone 30 local polls across England?
Critics of the earlier decision claim the U-turn was due to a judicial review process launched by Reform UK The government has U-turned on its decision to postpone 30 local elections across England, which are due to take place in May. How did we get here, and why?...
How British skeleton left the world in its tracks with golden Winter Olympics haul | Andy Bull
Big investment in coaches and kit – £5.8m in the last cycle – has paid off despite lack of facilities and snow at homeAccording to UK Sport, 3,500 people have signed up to audition for their skeleton Talent ID programme in the past three days, an extraordinary surge...
‘I wasn’t ambitious until I was 60!’ Gary Wilmot on comedy, panto, musicals – and his Beckett-style new play
He left school at 15 and worked as a scaffolder. Then success on New Faces launched him to stardom – and he’s been a panto and musicals sensation ever since. So what made him write a comedy about two men waiting?Gary Wilmot has had many lives. A children’s TV...