Birmingham bin strike talks break down as council quits
Talks over Birmingham’s bin strike have broken down with the council leader saying negotiations have “run out of time”. Conciliation service Acas had been involved in trying to settle the…
ITV drama Grantchester to end following 11th series
Katy Prickett BBC News, Cambridgeshire South Beds News Agency Robson Green was seen filming the drama in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, in 2021 A TV crime drama named after a Cambridgeshire…
Starmer refuses to rule out extending freeze on tax thresholds
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out extending the freeze on tax thresholds, which has seen millions of people dragged into paying higher rates. The freeze on National Insurance…
Black Sabbath’s final performance raised £140m, director says
Black Sabbath’s final performance raised £140m for charity, according to the event’s musical director Tom Morello. Morello, who is also the guitarist for Rage Against The Machine, revealed the figure…
Southport survivor, 7, ‘fought to save others’ says mum
Jonny Humphries BBC News Reporting fromLiverpool Town Hall Judith Moritz Special correspondent PA Media The Southport Inquiry has been hearing from the families of survivors A seven-year-old Southport survivor “fought…
Ceredigion singer and councillor deny illegal dog breeding
BBC Sara Davies and Euros Davies are among 11 people facing charges related to illegal dog breeding A singer and councillor are among 11 people who have denied charges related…
Man found guilty of murder of Anita Rose in Brantham in 2024
A wanted man who was on the run for two years has been found guilty of murdering a woman who was walking her dog last summer. Anita Rose, 57, was…
Blood scandal victims ‘harmed further’ by compensation delays
PA Campaigners have held frequent demonstrations in memory of loved ones who died due to infected blood used in medical procedures Thousands of victims of the infected blood scandal are…
Cornwall’s Scary Little Girls theatre group awarded £18,000
Caroline Robinson BBC News, South West BBC Artistic director Rebecca Mordan said it was about representing the voices of women A theatre company working in Cornwall has been awarded almost…
Penguin says it did ‘all necessary due diligence’
Publishing house Penguin has said it “undertook all the necessary due diligence” before releasing The Salt Path, after a series of claims about the book’s veracity. A recent Observer investigation…