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That new land use policy that the Tories call ‘national suicide’? It’s urgent, essential – and their idea

No, it isn’t a leftwing plot, it’s a proposal I authored for the Conservatives in 2021. And it could be brilliantly transformative for England, says Henry Dimbleby, managing partner of Bramble Partners

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Struggles Of 'Levelling-up' Plan Epitomise UK Tory Decline

The UK Conservatives scored a thumping win in 2019 by promising to "level-up" struggling regions, but for voters in towns like Keighley, the flagship policy has been eclipsed by spiralling costs.

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‘Huge disappointment’ as UK delays bottle deposit plan and excludes glass

Scheme for plastic bottles and cans put back to 2027 while environment minister says glass recycling ‘unduly’ complex

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Ofwat orders Thames Water to produce turnaround plan over sewage record

Debt-laden firm had allowed rivers to become polluted and homes to be flooded with sewage, MPs hear

The Guardian - UK

Government response to flooding was to ‘stare out the window’, Labour says

Starmer says Labour would take pre-emptive action as minister confirms 2,000 homes have been flooded by Storm Henk

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak under fire after week of devastating flooding across England

PM insists government is responding, as some residents are told to expect five more days of misery and colder weather

The Guardian - UK

Tory mayor resigns after apologising for attending LGBTQ+ event

Mohammed Nazam said the Pride event contradicted his ‘personal religious beliefs’ in Facebook group

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People on the move: key North East appointments and promotions

Companies and organisations featuring this week include Bellway, SMD and North East Screen

Birmingham Post

Concerns over aged care reform in Tasmania

Unions and the daughter of a former resident have raised concerns over proposed changes to the model of care at a Tasmanian aged care provider.

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MP: Changing local boundaries with public backing would ‘re-empower’ communities

Robbie Moore, MP for Keighley, spoke of the ‘challenge’ facing his constituency.

The Independent UK

Southern Cross Care's overhaul of Tasmanian homes dismissed by union as 'diabolical'

Tasmania's largest aged care provider plans to train food preparation staff to also directly care for residents as part of an operational overhaul, but the union representing many of its workers has labelled it "diabolical".

ABC News

‘Out of respect’: the worst examples of public mourning for the Queen

The zeal of some people, businesses and organisations has attracted ire – or laughter

The Guardian - UK

Confusing British responses to Queen's death - from closed cycle rack to axed duck race

A large number of organisations are paying their respects to the Queen through closures, axings and modifications - but many are asking whether this is what Her Majesty would have wanted

Daily Mirror

Woman dies after wait for Tas hospital bed

A woman has died after waiting for nine hours for a hospital bed at the Launceston General Hospital.

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Launceston General Hospital patient dies after being ramped for more than nine hours

The death of a woman in her 70s who was ramped and waiting to be admitted to an emergency department for more than nine hours is "totally unacceptable" and shows Tasmania's health system is crumbling, a union says.

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Mum and passers-by did CPR on teen taken in taxi because no ambulance available, step-father says

The step-father of a teenager having an asthma attack who had to get a taxi to hospital because no ambulance was available says the family is deeply distressed by what unfolded but doesn't blame emergency workers.

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Ambulance unable to be sent to 13yo boy suffering asthma attack because none were available

A 13-year-old boy suffering an asthma attack stopped breathing in a taxi on the way to hospital after the child's mother was told no ambulances were available, with a number out of action due to ramping and other jobs.

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New mental health patients in Tasmania's north to be sent to Hobart amid COVID outbreaks

Two mental health treatment centres in Tasmania's north have closed due to COVID outbreaks — with a health union blasting what it says is a "lack of planning" and a parent fearing for those desperate for help.

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Hawthorn Village aged care home found noncompliant after failing to meet half its performance benchmarks

The national aged care regulator has reprimanded a Tasmanian aged care home for failing to meet half of its performance benchmarks.

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