Transport Secretary Louise Haigh gives update on future of £3 bus fare cap
It was announced at the Budget the cap on bus fares will go up from £2 to £3 at the start of next year through the end of December 2025. Fares less than £3 will only rise by inflation.
Kim Leadbeater calls for MPs to 'step back' as Labour divisions deepen over assisted dying bill
The woman responsible for an assisted dying bill soon to be debated in Parliament has called for MPs to step back and allow those with lived experience to tell their stories.
Unbe-leaf-able noise as neighbours awoken by retail park leaf blowers at 5.30am
Residents fume as bosses at Elgar Retail Park in Worcester apologise over early-morning racket amid claims leaves are dumped for council to clean up
'I watched my father go through torture as the kind, gentle man I knew was destroyed'
MPs will have their say on a proposed law to legalise assisted dying this month
Teachers’ body wants retiring faculty retained until end of academic year
Higher education department to superannuate teachers at end of academic year, but teachers' bodies demand extension for various roles.
Water, energy, rail and Royal Mail should all be run by the state, voters say
A poll shows a majority of voters believe key services including energy and water should be run by the state amid growing anger over sky-high bills and sewage pollution
Nottingham housing claims rise as city council spends thousands on lawyers
The Labour-run council says it does not have enough permanent legal staff to deal with a rise in housing disrepair claims
Education Secretary Bridget Philipson 'hasn't changed her mind' and will vote against assisted dying bill
Education Secretary Bridget Philipson says she'll be voting against the assisted dying legislation, but stresses first to MPs they can vote how they choose.
'It's about love, choice and dignity': Wife whose husband died at Dignitas issues final plea to MPs for law change
The wife of a man who died at Dignitas has issued a final plea to MPs ahead of the vote on assisted dying.
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