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...
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Read MoreWhen BT earmarked the kiosk for closure in January, Derek Harris began to campaign. The fight gave him purpose at a difficult time in his life‘I don’t want it to die’: one man’s battle to save the last...
Read MoreAs part of the Guardian’s Against the tide series, readers aged 18 to 30 share what they love about living in their coastal town, the challenges and why they often choose to leaveMegan, a 24-year-old from the Isle of...
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Read MoreMP reported crew rowing from Land’s End to John o’Groats to raise money for motor neurone disease to coastguardThe independent MP Rupert Lowe has agreed to donate £1,000 to a charity after mistaking its rowing...
Read MoreAfter fears £11m would be diverted to Treasury, money will be spent on restoring polluted areas where penalties issuedMillions of pounds of fines imposed on water firms will fund environmental schemes to protect the...
Read MoreTimetable 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 MoreCampaigner Andrew Boswell accuses PM of wanting to lock people out of planning processAn activist singled out by Keir Starmer as an environmental “zealot” who must be stopped from making “vexatious” legal...
Read MoreSightings over three airbases in East Anglia could relate to foreign powers’ concerns about possible nuclear weaponsA British former UFO hunter has said he does not “rule out” recent drone incursions over RAF...
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