Oxfordshire council seeks injunction over flags tied to lamp-posts across county
Council says it has so far spent £15,000 removing flags put up under campaign linked to anti-immigration protestsOxfordshire county council is seeking...
British Council faces more job cuts to help pay off £197m loan
National Audit Office says agency proposes closing operations in 11 countries as part of turnaround planThe British Council faces cutting its workforc...
London council seizes social housing flat rented by Sierra Leone first lady
Fatima Jabbe-Bio kept tenancy despite living for much of year in the presidential lodge in FreetownA social housing flat rented by Sierra Leone’s firs...
Failure to win seat on UN security council sparks German soul-searching
Criticism comes from across political spectrum after decision regarded as blow to Friedrich Merz’s governmentGermany’s unprecedented failure to win on...
Media veteran Dawn Airey to take over as chair of Arts Council England
Successor to Nicholas Serota from August picks out AI as one of the major challenges facing the sectorThe media executive Dawn Airey has been appointe...
Security Council Members Call for Israel to Withdraw From Southern Lebanon
The U.N. panel met after Israel had threatened to attack southern Beirut. President Trump said later that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed not to attac...
Toxic identity politics ‘tearing’ us apart, says former Oldham council leader
Exclusive: 25 years after race riots in north of England, Arooj Shah says extremist groups and lies about grooming scandal are poisoning Oldham“Identi...
On-street EV charging in UK is postcode lottery as drivers face council objections
Despite government pledges, more than 20 authorities will not allow gullies, citing safety, legal and parking concernsThe energy secretary, Ed Miliban...
Enfield council withdraws from government’s new towns programme
London authority’s new Tory-led administration delivers significant blow to Labour’s flagship housebuilding schemeEnfield council in north London has ...
La amenaza de despidos y un ERE en el British Council de Madrid ahonda su crisis
La propuesta se produce a nivel europeo y hace ya tiempo que se gesta, pero es ahora cuando comienzan a apreciarse sus posibles consecuencias. Algunos...
‘Typical council’: Residents baffled after ‘keep clear’ sign appears 15 years too late
People in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent say school that the signage on their street relates to moved long agoHassan Ali was on holiday in Budapest when he w...
Iran’s leader and security council ‘still need to approve’ peace deal with US
One or two clauses yet to be clarified, Iran officials tell Pakistani mediators, after US says deal ‘largely negotiated’Middle East crisis: live updat...
GLA considering investigation into Zack Polanski over houseboat council tax
Official assessing formal complaint into Green party leader’s potential ‘breach of conduct’ as assembly memberLondon assembly officials are weighing u...
Soft power sell-off: anger as British Council announces sale of historic Madrid building
Backlash grows among European staff against radical cuts to pay off Covid-era debt, with some accusing council of ‘colonial attitude’The historic Pala...
British Council staff in Italy to strike over proposed 80% workforce cut
Soft power institution faces funding crisis linked to Covid-era government loan soon due to be repaidStaff at the British Council in Italy will go on ...
Scrap stamp duty and council tax to fix London housing crisis, thinktank says
Centre for London report finds levy on property wealth would free up homes, fund social housing and help renters save for depositsStamp duty should be...
UN security council meets over Ukraine as Russia and Belarus hold nuclear drills – Europe live
Meeting also comes amid recent brutal Russian attacks and Putin’s visit to ChinaThe UN security council is meeting to discuss the situation in Ukraine...
Tres cuartos de siglo de British Council: estudios ingleses para la élite madrileña
El Edificio Palacete de Chamberí es la actual sede y símbolo del British Council en Madrid. Gran parte de la plantilla que en él trabaja lleva educand...
El British Council pone a la venta su emblemático palacete de Chamberí
Durante dos días, alrededor de una veintena de personas se ha reunido por las tardes frente a un histórico edificio de Chamberí. Se trata del número 3...
Tories suspend leader at Worcestershire council after he made deal to oust Reform
Adam Kent suspended after Tory councillors joined forces with Greens and Lib Dems to end Reform’s minority controlThe Conservatives have suspended the...
Greens’ Zack Polanski admits failing to pay correct council tax on houseboat
Party says leader has ‘immediately taken steps’ to pay any tax owed after ‘unintentional mistake’The Green party leader, Zack Polanski, has admitted h...
Council staff dubbed the ‘Pink Ops’ allegedly surveilled other workers, NSW anti-corruption watchdog hears
Ex-Parramatta council chief executive Gail Connolly and ‘close network’ allegedly promoted friends while targeting others for reprisalsFollow our Aust...
