Democracy is messy
The state can’t keep shrinking the square There’s something deeply troubling about the government’s latest plan to curb “repeat protests.” On the surface,.
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Transport
Free half-term bus travel
Parents will be offered free bus travel to help cut the cost of keeping children busy this half-term. Parents and carers can apply.
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Apprentice bags award
A 19-year-old groundworker apprentice from Shropshire construction firm McPhillips has been publicly earmarked as one to watch. Kai Ginifer was named ‘most promising.
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£20m for Druids Heath
Druids Heath in Birmingham is set to receive £20m of government money over the next decade – and local people will decide how.
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Automatic refugee settlement ends
Labour toughens stance as Reform pressure grows Refugees in the UK will no longer be entitled to apply for permanent residency after five.
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Stafford
Study to improve dementia diagnoses
Major UK dementia blood test study expands to new NHS sites A study to assess the potential of blood tests to diagnose dementia.
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£20m for Hawkesley
Hawkesley in Birmingham is to receive £20m in funding over the next decade through the Government’s ‘pride of place’ programme. Birmingham Northfield MP.
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Birmingham confronts racist violence
The campaign group has spoken out following a surge in racist violence across Birmingham. The spate of recent incidents includes the alleged rape.
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Shed of the Year 2025
The space-saving workshop of an engineer has been named Cuprinol Shed of the Year 2025. Mike Robinson, from Pumstead, southeast London, secured enough.