Timetable for Angela Rayner’s devolution plans shows many new authorities may not be ready until 2027 or laterSome councillors in England could stay in their role for more than an extra year after Angela Rayner halted...
Read MoreConservatives and Lib Dems criticise delays, which are in areas under reorganisation to introduce elected mayorsUK politics live – latest updatesLocal elections in nine councils across England are to be postponed for a...
Read MoreAxel Rudakubana also threatened to attack teachers and pupils with a hockey stick after being excludedThe Southport killer Axel Rudakubana was stopped by his father from taking a taxi to a school he was expelled from days before...
Read MoreEx-Ukip councillor Colette Fairbanks loses claim that she was bullied in charity job because of political stanceSupporting Brexit is not a belief that is protected from workplace discrimination, an employment tribunal has ruled,...
Read MoreExclusive: council issues advisory as investigation begins and documents reveal estimates of PFOA emissionsPeople living near a chemicals plant in Lancashire have been told to wash and peel vegetables from their gardens before...
Read MoreCharity helping family of Lancashire teenager who died in Tenerife ‘inundated’ with reports of scams Online scammers have targeted Jay Slater’s funeral, offering access to a fake live stream of the event in...
Read MoreDebbie Duncan, mother of the 19-year-old, says it is right for search to be intensifiedThe mother of Jay Slater, who is missing in Tenerife, has said she believes Spanish police have intensified their search for the 19-year-old,...
Read MoreDebbie Duncan, mother of Jay Slater, says it is right that search for 19-year-old should be intensifiedThe mother of Jay Slater, who is missing in Tenerife, has said she believes Spanish police have intensified their search for...
Read MoreSome polls give Labour huge majority but confounding issues such as Gaza war mean things may not be so clearcutOn the face of it, Burnley should be one of the dullest contests in the general election. Keir Starmer’s party...
Read MoreCouncillors, mayors and police commissioners across England and Wales are facing voters this week. What’s at stake? Helen Pidd reportsThis week voters in more than 100 local authorities in England and Wales are heading to...
Read MoreForce reviewing available information after claims that Menzies used political donations to pay off ‘bad people’Allegations that the MP Mark Menzies misused campaign funds have been referred to Lancashire police. The...
Read MoreMP lost Conservative whip after claims he used political donations to pay off ‘bad people’Lancashire police have said they are “reviewing” a letter in relation to allegations against the Fylde MP, Mark...
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