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Avanti West Coast services to be nationalised from March

Avanti West Coast train services will be nationalised from March next year, the government has announced."For years, we've heard stories of Avanti underperforming, with...

Andy Burnham pledges £210m to regenerate UK’s high streets

The prime minister has announced a £210m package to regenerate the UK's communities and high streets.Empty spaces will be put back into use, Andy...

Glasgow City Council pauses plan to fire and rehire 23,000 staff

Glasgow City Council has agreed to pause plans to fire and rehire more than 23,000 members of staff.The decision follows online talks between the...

I’m not tempted to call an early election, Andy Burnham says

He was later asked by BBC East Midlands political editor Peter Saull if there would be a general election next May, alongside council elections...

No ‘switch’ to stop small boats, Lucy Powell tells BBC

There is no "switch" to stop small boat crossings and not every migrant boat can be intercepted, Labour's deputy leader has told the BBC.Lucy...

Ministers reject dog ownership licence scheme

The Responsible Dog Ownership Taskforce was established by the government in 2022, following a series of high-profile dog attacks. The taskforce's report noted that...

Greek PM Mitsotakis urges Burnham to return Elgin Marbles

The Greek prime minister has called on Andy Burnham to find the "political will" to send the Parthenon sculptures back to Greece. Kyriakos Mitsotakis...

Holborn and St Pancras: 15 candidates in race to replace Starmer

Ewan Cameron, the Conservative candidate, said he was the only candidate in the by-election talking about the housing crisis.He told BBC London: "My opponents,...

Glasgow City Council to fire and re-hire over 23,000 employees

Edgar said council officials hoped to meet with Unison earlier but the union had not attended the meeting.He added: "The offer which has been...

UK warned over ballooning debt costs and slower growth ahead of Budget

The UK has been warned over ballooning debt costs and slower economic growth ahead of Chancellor John Healey's first Budget next month.The UK was...

Farmers’ race for £233m funding like ‘scramble for Oasis tickets’

The Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN), which helps farmers to manage land in environmentally-friendly ways, criticised the "frantic scramble" and said farmers had "faced...

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