Householders in more than 100 districts will receive average bills of more than £2,000 next week as town halls put up council tax by 11 times the rate of inflation. Across England the average bill for a typical Band D home will
Mayor Bill de Blasio has projected that Broadway shows will be back in business by the fall in yet another sign that New York City is on the mend after a crippling year of shutdowns during the coronavirus pandemic. De Blasio unveiled
One of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged sex trafficking victims hit out at Vice President Kamala Harris for planning to take part in a women’s empowerment seminar with former President Bill Clinton, a onetime pal of the convicted pedophile. ‘Wow!! She’s asking Clinton how
Andy Wightman’s Member’s Bill will aim to incorporate the European Charter of Local Self-Government into Scots law. The Charter, which was created in 1985 by the Council of Europe, sets out 10 principles to protect the basic powers of local councils, which SNP
New York City will be bringing remote-working municipal employees back to their offices on May 3 in another big step towards reopening the city. Mayor Bill de Blasio made the declaration on Tuesday, vowing to bring back the 80,000 employees who have
My daughter’s family have lived for 17 years in a house my wife and I bought. It cost £156,000 and is registered in our names. We have never charged rent and never lived there. We’d now like to give them the house.
After protesters caused carnage and set a police van alight, Labour MP for Nottingham East, Nadia Whittome refused to condemn the violence seen on Sunday. Sir Keir labelled the scenes as unacceptable while Bristol’s mayor, Marvin Rees also criticised those who clashed
For consumers, it’s one of the body blows of Brexit. Since Britain left the EU, tens of thousands of shoppers have been hit by a raft of unexpected extra charges when buying goods from websites based in Europe. In some cases, there
A rogues’ gallery of up to 500 people wanted in connection with the Kill the Bill riots in Bristol has been drawn up by police after their own force was besieged with scenes of violence. Detectives are hunting what they believe to