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Government approves two new Surrey councils as reorganisation milestone reached

A local government minister said the approved proposal is more likely to be financially sustainable.

The Independent UK

Foreign Office and Home Office drop demand for security changes at new Chinese mega-embassy in London

EXCLUSIVE: Two Whitehall departments had been requesting that a planning condition be a new ‘hard perimeter’ for part of the controversial new diplomatic complex at Royal Mint Court in Tower Hamlets

Evening Standard

Muslim Women’s Network says charity run could have been more inclusive

But the organisation said it was also ‘concerned about the disproportionate media attention given to the event’.

Evening Standard

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Threads Brings Communities Feature to Connect Likeminded Users Across Over 100 Categories

Meta is bringing Communities to Threads to connect users interested in the same topics with over 100 categories being added.

International Business Times

Labour local government leader backs Starmer ‘without emerging alternative’

Sir Stephen Houghton said the Prime Minister is facing a dangerous public ‘mindset’ after weeks of Government turmoil.

Evening Standard

Library drag queen event should not have taken place – Lyons

Footage on social media shows protesters demonstrating their opposition to the two drag queens reading stories to children at the library.

Evening Standard

NI Communities Minister attacks ‘shameful’ welfare reform plans

Gordon Lyons said the Labour Government had made an ‘incredible mess’ of its welfare reform agenda.

Evening Standard

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Long-awaited Stormont anti-poverty plan criticised as ‘underwhelming’

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons launched a public consultation on the proposals on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

‘I do not believe I have done anything worthy of an apology’ – Lyons

The Communities Minister has been accused of ‘poor judgment’ over a social media post hours before Larne Leisure Centre was attacked.

Evening Standard

‘No crisis at Stormont’, First Minister Michelle O’Neill insists

It comes after Ms O’Neill called for Communities Minister Gordon Lyons to resign over a social media post.

Evening Standard

Police come under attack for fourth night in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s police chief said ‘bigots and racists’ behind earlier nights of unrest in the region would be arrested.

Evening Standard

‘Stop this violence’ plea as disorder continues in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s police chief said the victim’s family was ‘mortified’ by the disorder

The Independent UK

PSNI chief warns rioters ‘we will arrest you’

Forty-one officers have been injured in the unrest, which had resulted in 15 arrests by Thursday evening.

Evening Standard

Inspector’s report into Chinese ‘mega-embassy’ with ministers for final decision

A determination on the application, which has sparked security concerns, will be made on or before September 9.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Stormont minister calls for terminally ill to be allowed state pension early

Figures from charity Marie Curie show that around 111,000 people die in poverty each year in the UK.

The Independent UK

Stormont Communities Minister calls for full restoration of winter fuel payment

Gordon Lyons welcomed the statement by Sir Keir Starmer on Wednesday but said it did not go far enough.

Evening Standard

UK and Irish governments should ‘consider their actions’ over Kneecap funding

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said the actions of the the band amounted the ‘glorification of terrorism’.

Evening Standard

Minister: Significant progress made to clear rubbish from Birmingham’s streets

The Conservatives pressed communities minister Jim McMahon to ‘rule out the humiliation of service personnel ever having to collect refuse’.

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The Independent UK

Stormont to ‘work out implications for Northern Ireland’ of benefits shake-up

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said he had concerns but warned Stormont does not have the resources to mitigate all the changes.

Evening Standard

Casement Park rebuild not being held back because of me – communities minister

The Stormont Executive committed to redevelop Casement Park in 2011.

Evening Standard

‘Historic day’ for deaf community as Sign Language Bill moves step closer to law

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons used sign language in the Assembly chamber during the Bill’s second stage on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Refusal to sign AI declaration was ‘based on what’s best for British people’

Government minister Alex Norris said the UK was not simply following the US in not signing a declaration at the close of the AI Action Summit.

The Independent UK

‘Some councils will be worse off’ after NI increase despite more funding

Communities minister Jim McMahon said that despite a 6.8% increase to overall local authority funding, some English councils will be poorer.

Evening Standard

Duke Special among musicians awarded grants to purchase new instruments

The songwriter is to use his grant to buy an electro-mechanical predecessor of the synthesiser once used to create the sound of The Beatles.

Evening Standard

All NI pensioner households hit by winter fuel support cut to get £100 – Lyons

The Communities Minister said the payment would be made before the end of March 2025.

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