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Half of London boroughs face bankruptcy over schools funding crisis

Sixteen of the capitals 33 local authorities have said they face ‘severe budget deficits’ totalling £500million next year over school funding shortfalls

Evening Standard

Tory-run council considers legal action against Labour government over asylum seeker costs

Exclusive: Hillingdon Council leader Ian Edwards said settling of asylum seekers into the community was putting ‘intolerable pressure’ on the local authority

The Independent UK

London council considers legal action against Home Office over £5m asylum seeker bill

Hillingdon council said it is supporting an increasing number of migrants who have been evicted from hotels

Evening Standard

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'Impossible choice': West London council tells homeless family to move 275 miles to Hartlepool or lose housing support

Soheila Serkani was told she and her daughter must move to Hartlepool after being evicted from their private rented home last month

Evening Standard

‘Dangerous’ moment for Hillingdon as council faces brink of bankruptcy

Hillingdon Council ‘must deliver’ £34 million in savings outlined in its budget this year or face the possibility of declaring bankruptcy due to reserves reaching a critical position.

Evening Standard

Schools face funding squeeze amid falling London birth rate

‘School funding is allocated on a per-pupil basis, so a decrease in enrolment directly reduces budgets’, a new report warns

Evening Standard

WA’s state-owned gambling agency targets customers with promotions to maintain profits

Annual report attributed strong retail performance, in part, to its $13.8m spend on advertising

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Lack of funding for special needs pupils is causing 'growing gap' in outcomes, London councils warn

Ministers have been urged to boost funding to allow schools to make decisions ‘with inclusion, rather than budgets, as their driving factor’

Evening Standard

Doubts cast over future of Hillingdon hospital despite Labour's pledge to rebuild it

Health Secretary previously said hospital was ‘worst he had ever seen’ and pledged to rebuild it in first term

Evening Standard

London faces more school closures and mergers as birth rate falls

Demands for places falls amid fears over birth rate

Evening Standard

London schools may be mothballed as student numbers fall

Capital’s councils say they are struggling to keep schools open as pupil funding dries up

The Guardian - UK

Ulez expansion: TfL’s claim 9 in 10 drivers would be unaffected is unsubstantiated, High Court told

London boroughs of Harrow, Hillingdon, Bexley and Bromley and Surrey County Council are seeking legal ‘roadblock’ to the mayor’s August 29 expansion of Ulez

Evening Standard

Demand for London primary schools falls again, as more children offered their first choice

Resulting drop in funding could see schools forced to close, cut staff and reduce curriculum, councils warn

The Independent UK

Jail for Dumfries man who killed woman concerned about how he was treating his partner

Ian Edwards reversed his car while the passenger door was still open and hit mum-of-four Nicola Kirk in Whitesands in 2021

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Man killed Scots gran in barbaric driving attack after she intervened in domestic argument

Ian Edwards, 37, was jailed on Tuesday for seven years and two months after he reversed into Nicola Kirk last year.

Wales Online

Newport's changing identity: The city that always seems to take one step forward and two steps back

With a brand new market and the promise of major investment, where is Newport headed?

Daily Record

Former Aberdeen and St Johnstone star gives his East Kilbride management vision and discusses the one advantage he has over previous Kilby gaffers

Kevin Rutkiewicz believes he has what it takes to finally get East Kilbride to the SPFL

Daily Record

Rangers legend requires knee surgery as Ibrox hero scales down coaching role

The Rangers legend requires an operation that sees him take a step back at K-Park.

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