Scottish government abandons planned autism law
Campaigners ‘upset and angry’ by decision not to follow through with the Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence
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UK Government must change course on nature protection
The Wildlife Trust has issued a stark warning to Downing Street, urging a rethink on
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Hundreds more low and zero emission buses are heading to Liverpool
The city region’s fleet of net zero-friendly double and single deckers will expand to 400
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LGA responds to announcement of communities renewal taskforce
Local Government Association stands ready to work with government, but warns local leaders must be
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United Utilities fined £900,000 for raw sewage spill on Fylde Coast
The water company pleaded guilty to five environmental offences after raw sewage was discharged into
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Dementia was mentioned in 337 fraud reports last year
Dementia was referenced in 337 police reports of fraud involving the abuse of a position
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Disabled tenant challenges council over allocation of accessible homes
A disabled tenant is taking Renfrewshire Council to court, arguing that the authority’s decision to
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Illegal number plates are driving police crackdown
Police are to target drivers using illegal number plates to avoid fines, as well as
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Have your say on Wales’s new public energy company
Consultation launched on proposals for a single national public energy company that will pay back
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PM: ‘There must be a way to save Jodrell Bank’
On his first day in Parliament, new Prime Minister Andy Burnham commits to saving iconic
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Pressure on councils and schools from AI-assisted complaints
Public bodies struggle to meet their legal commitments to reply, due to ‘rising tide’ of
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‘Disabled people are being regarded as an expensive luxury’: Mik Scarlet on disability rights
Leading disability campaigner and TV presenter Mik Scarlet reflects on decades of activism, inaccessible healthcare and changing attitudes towards disabled people, warning a new generation may soon be ready to fight back.
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The final weeks before Isabelle Welsh’s murder raise troubling safeguarding questions
The murder of Isabelle Welsh has prompted national outrage and raised serious questions over safeguarding
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Hidden impact: PFAS, air pollution and data centres
Everybody is talking about AI’s huge drain on resources. Nobody is looking at chemical pollution
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