A "vociferous" public outcry about flood risks was not the main factor in a decision to refuse plans to build affordable ...

A beauty spot in a seaside town has a suspected outbreak of avian influenza, also known as bird flu. Blackpool Council said several swans had died at the town's Stanley Park over the last few days.

Users of a recycling centre will have to apply for e-permits as part of a scheme to reduce costs for taxpayers. Peterborough ...

Angela Rayner says the reorganisation marks a generational power shift but the Tories say it is a "worrying day".

Work is about to begin to turn a town's former council offices into a sixth-form centre. Telford and Wrekin Council's ...

Elections will be delayed in East and West Sussex, Essex and Thurrock, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Norfolk, Suffolk and ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said Palestinians "must be allowed home" after President Donald Trump proposed a US ...

Councils have warned they will have to make "difficult decisions" to cover a £100m funding gap arising from the UK-wide ...

Three teenagers died in a crash after the driver lost control of the car while travelling at speed over a humpback bridge and ...

Council leaders previously said a devolution deal would benefit residents, communities and businesses in Cheshire and ...

Under the 2010 Equality Act it is illegal to refuse access to a disabled person with their assistance dog, except in ...

The US has sent the first group of migrants to Guantanamo Bay since President Donald Trump announced plans to expand migrant ...