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The Super Bowl Shuffle at 40: how a goofy rap classic boosted the Bears’ title run

A new documentary charts how a song that featured a 335lb rapper and bad dancing went viral in the pre-internet era

The Guardian - US

Government sends team to 'take control' of London council amid financial crisis

Four commissioners will be given sweeping powers over London borough as minister warns financial position ‘deteriorating rapidly’

Evening Standard

Council tax bills in England could be split into 12 instalments by default

The proposals are part of a Government consultation to make council tax collection practices fairer.

Evening Standard

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Government set to intervene in Croydon council as report warns of ‘financial crisis’

Commissioners likely to run council, which report says is ‘heading for effective bankruptcy’ for fourth time since 2020

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham bin strike talks to resume as minister calls for union to accept ‘fair deal’

The dispute over pay and job security has seen both sides locked in a bitter standoff

The Independent UK

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’.

Evening Standard

Rayner urges striking Birmingham bin workers to accept ‘improved’ deal

Members of the Unite union launched an all-out strike last month in a dispute over pay and jobs.

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Rayner to meet with Birmingham council leaders as bin strikes continue

The city council declared a major incident on Monday March 31 because of the impact of the strike by members of the Unite union.

Evening Standard

Birmingham refuse strike ‘must end’ says minister after visit to city

Birmingham City Council declared a major incident on Monday to deal with the weeks-long strike.

The Independent UK

Minister visits Birmingham amid calls for Government to intervene in bin strike

Local government minister Jim McMahon will meet council chiefs in an effort to end the strike, which has seen tonnes of rubbish piling up.

Evening Standard

Government stands firm in efforts to scrap tax relief for private schools

The Government has stood firm in its bid to scrap tax relief for private schools and push ahead with business rates reform.

Evening Standard

Government accused of ‘washing its hands’ of Birmingham bin strike problem

MPs also heard a resident of the Edgbaston area of the city claimed to have been ‘bitten by a rat’.

Evening Standard

Change council tax system to stop poorer areas being charged more – Labour MP

Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash branded council tax as ‘the most unfair and regressive’ taxation in England.

Evening Standard

Rayner quizzed ahead of changes to stamp duty discounts

The Deputy Prime Minister was being pressed by Conservative shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake.

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Councils in severe financial distress granted support to protect services

A total of 30 authorities which are unable to balance their books have been granted financial flexibilities to protect local services.

The Independent UK

New mayors can name up to 32 tsars to support policies such as ‘active travel’

‘We are committed to shifting power out of Whitehall and into our regions,’ local government minister Jim McMahon said.

The Independent UK

Badenoch launches bid to get nine local elections rescheduled for May

Local government minister Jim McMahon laid an order earlier this week to postpone elections in several council areas.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Are this year’s local elections being ‘cancelled’?

Full Fact looks at a number of claims about the postponement of some council elections which had been due to take place in May.

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Evening Standard

Government ‘must draw out lessons from Thatcher-era coal pit closures’

Tory MP David Simmonds urged the Government to learn ‘some of the lessons that we need to draw out’ of coal pit closures for the ‘just transition’.

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

Tower Hamlets: Ministers formally intervene at east London council after 'toxic' culture found

Ministerial intervention comes after report found Tower Hamlets’ failings was not providing value for taxpayers

Evening Standard

18 councils make requests to postpone elections ahead of reorganisation

Local government minister Jim McMahon said a decision will be made ‘as soon as possible’.

The Independent UK

Councils warn of acute pressures despite funding boost next year

Councils in urban and rural areas have raised concerns about ongoing pressures on services following changes to the draft settlement for 2025-26.

The Independent UK

Councils get £700m funding boost under revised settlement

Local government minister Jim McMahon has confirmed a significant uplift in funding across local government in 2025-26.

The Independent UK

Government closes local authority watchdog with ‘vague’ remit

A minister said cost concerns were also a factor in the decision to close the Office for Local Government.

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