More than £4m could be allocated to helping people meet their essential household living costs in Barnsley.Councillors are due to discuss plans to provide millions of pounds of support ...

Getty ImagesParents have been sent texts telling them that students' passwords have been reset as a precautionPupils in Edinburgh were cut off from revision resources ahead of key exam ...

A hoarder has been handed a criminal behaviour order by a local authority for failing to clean his garden. This means Cardiff council officers can now enter his property ...

Rotherham Council has confirmed how it will spend more than £4.3m in government funding to offer financial support to people most in need.At a cabinet meeting on Monday, councillors ...

Andrew Dawkins & Alex McIntyreBBC News, West MidlandsElizabeth GlinkaPolitical Editor, BBC MidlandsPA MediaBin bags have piled up on streets during the disputeTalks to end a strike by bin workers ...

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Phil MackieMidlands CorrespondentShyamantha AsokanBBC News, West MidlandsChris BlakemoreBBC Radio WMBBCBin workers belonging to the Unite union remain in a standoff with the council after an all-out strike started on ...

Sam FrancisPolitical reporterReutersJustice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said she will review the role of the Sentencing Council following a "two-tier" justice row over its latest guidelines.Labour and the Conservatives ...

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesA series of essential household bills are rising at the start of April, with warnings that single parents are among the hardest hit.Water bills, ...

BBCA full meeting of Orkney Islands Council will be asked to vote on the recommendation at a later dateCouncillors in Orkney have voted narrowly in favour of a proposed ...

Katy ScottBBC Scotland NewsThe Alexander Thomson SocietyA canvas façade showing the halls at their former glory now covers the scaffolding in front of the buildingGlasgow City Council is considering ...

Havoc wrought by storms Bert and Darragh left £500,000 damage to roads in in one county alone.Monmouthshire council's environment member, Catrin Maby, revealed the figure at an authority meeting ...