UN Security Council approves ‘Gang Suppression Force’ for Haiti

International mission would surge personnel in Haiti, with mandate to ‘neutralise, isolate, and deter’ gangs. The United Nations Security Council has voted to expand an international security force deployed to…

Cash-strapped council turns to AI to help decide when elderly people go into care

READ: AI call assistant ‘room to improve’ after struggling to understand dialect By KATHERINE LAWTON, NEWS REPORTER Published: 02:52 EDT, 25 August 2025 | Updated: 03:08 EDT, 25 August 2025 A…

Lib Dem council claims four-day week for staff is a success ahead of vote to make it permanent

The four-day working week hailed by its Lib Dem-run council as a success has been met with uproar from its constituents. South Cambridgeshire district council became the first local authority to…

‘Grinch’ council sparks fury for telling locals to decorate Christmas tree themselves

Has YOUR local council scrimped this year? Email matt.strudwick@mailonline.co.uk  By MATT STRUDWICK Published: 03:07 EST, 12 December 2024 | Updated: 05:17 EST, 12 December 2024 A ‘Grinch’ council has sparked…

Council tells metal detectorist he can’t look for coins in school playing fields anymore due to health and safety fears

Over the years he has found almost £4,000 of coins and given them to schools Click here to visit the Scotland home page for the latest news and sport  By…