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Budget cuts mean some of the poorest homes in Bristol could pay more in council tax

City Hall chiefs are hoping to save £3 million on a scheme which reduces council tax for the poorest households

Bristol Post

Anjanette Young search among at least 21 ‘wrong raids’ by Chicago police from 2017 through 2020; poor records hide true number

The botched 2019 police raid on Young’s apartment prompted reforms. More changes are coming — ‘encouraging,’ City Hall Inspector General Deborah Witzburg says.

Chicago Sun-Times

Belfast councillors "frustrated" at Cathedral Quarter plan and demand explanation from developer

The motion states it "notes with concern the continuing decline" of the Cathedral Quarter

Belfast Live

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Homeless man, 62, who was living in derelict slaughterhouse handed keys to new Cork home

Homeless man who was living in derelict slaughterhouse handed keys to new home

Irish Mirror

City Hall relaxes dress rules for students

City Hall has relaxed dress rules at all 437 schools under its supervision to allow students to wear casual clothes and any hairstyle at least once a week.

Bangkok Post

Zack Polanski accuses Sadiq Khan of ‘rainbow-washing’ in row over Pride sponsors United Airlines

Green London Assembly Member Zack Polanski claimed the Mayor was failing to show “climate leadership” by not criticising Pride in London’s decision to make United Airlines their headline sponsor

Evening Standard

Safety must come first

The fire drill tragedy that claimed a life and injured another 10 at Rajavinit Mathayom School in Dusit district on Friday is not just a one-off mishap.

Bangkok Post

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Sao Paulo's downtown takes a turn for the worse, with wandering drug addicts harassing residents

The decline of the downtown area of Brazil’s Sao Paulo has accelerated over the last year

The Independent UK

Chadchart urges fire drill revamp

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt has called for an overhaul of the disaster prevention and mitigation systems and suspended all fire evacuation drills pending an inspection of fire-fighting equipment.

Bangkok Post

Firm that brought Bally’s to Chicago casino deal stood to profit from another Bally’s deal

The company that former Mayor Lori Lightfoot picked to own and operate the planned Chicago casino had financial ties to a consultant City Hall hired to solicit and evaluate bidders.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sadiq Khan’s office banned from flying EU flag on Brexit anniversary

Government accused of criminalising flying of Brussels flag

The Independent UK

London mayor’s office ‘banned’ from flying EU flag on referendum anniversary

A change in planning rules has stopped the EU flag from being raised, say City Hall sources

The Guardian - UK

Top Tory flees into WRONG pub when Mirror asks simple Partygate question

Our reporter tracked down London mayoral hopeful Moz Hossain as it emerged three members of his campaign team attended the 'Jingle and Mingle' lockdown-busting bash in the Mirror's Partygate tape

Daily Mirror

Lucy Frazer defends Government funding of London museums as she hails re-opening of National Portrait Gallery

The gallery closed for three years for a £41.3 million revamp

Evening Standard

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Mayor Johnson passes on trying to pull cops from schools

Johnson on Wednesday said he would defer to elected Local School Councils at individual schools, who are responsible for voting on whether to keep officers.

Evening Standard

160,000 Londoners falling behind on rent payments, analysis finds

Mayor Sadiq Khan said new polling data showed why he should be allowed to bring in rent controls, but the Government said the measure “does not work”

Evening Standard

London Fire Brigade needs stronger vetting powers for new recruits, City Hall warns

The concern from the London Assembly stems in part from last year’s scathing report into the LFB’s culture

Chicago Sun-Times

Effort revs up to phase out ‘sub-minimum wage’ for tipped workers

The “One Fair Wage” campaign wants tipped workers to make the same minimum wage as anyone else in Chicago. Tipped workers instead are paid $9. On July 1, that rises to $9.48 and the $15-an-hour minimum wage goes to $15.80.

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Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan says Government is ‘pulling the curtain down’ on London arts scene

The Mayor warned that 10 per cent of London’s arts organisations are at risk of leaving the city altogether

Bangkok Post

AI catching Bangkok traffic offenders

City Hall is using artificial intelligence software (AI) to catch traffic offenders and will also use it to improve traffic flow management at intersections, the Bangkok governor said on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Leader podcast: The next Mayor of London?

The Evening Standard City Hall Editor & Transport Editor, Ross Lydall, sits down with the shortlisted three Tory candidates hoping to represent their party in the 2024 mayoral elections.

Bangkok Post

Commercial premises to be billed for wastewater treatment

City Hall plans to introduce wastewater treatment fees for commercial buildings in Bangkok this year, but not for households.

Evening Standard

Tory mayoral hopeful Moz Hossain’s tears for ‘inspirational’ mother

A Tory barrister who is battling to become the party’s London mayoral candidate broke down in tears as he told how he had been inspired by his mother’s death to run for City Hall.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Former Chicago IG Joe Ferguson sounds the alarm on police reform. He’s right to do so

The needless, tragic murder of Laquan McDonald, a Black teen, by a white Chicago police officer in 2014 put the city’s Police Department, and the need to reform it, in the national spotlight. McDonald’s death was a driving force behind the federally mandated consent decree that requires the Chicago Police…

Evening Standard

Susan Hall pledges to extend key Sadiq Khan policy, if elected Mayor

Susan Hall, shortlisted for the Tory mayoral candidacy, said she would keep Sadiq Khan’s free school meal programme in place “for as long as the cost of living situation requires it”

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