The council has acknowledged the faults found by the ombudsman

Angela Rayner told Tory MPs to "stop obsessing" over her council tax and "get a grip" during a fiery Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, 24 April. The deputy Labour leader's reply came after Oliver Dowden aime ...

Watch live as deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden clashes with Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday 24 April.

Battle of the deputies as Dowden and Rayner set to clash at PMQs

Keir Starmer’s deputy is facing questions over the sale of her former home. But do voters care? Gaby Hinsliff reports

UN and council for Europe add voices to outcry as more people drown within hours of ‘cruel’ Rwanda bill being passed

A giant English flag - claimed to be the largest in the country - flew in Nottingham on St George's Day on Tuesday, 23 April. The St George's cross measures 60ft by 26ft (18m by 8m), covering most of the Nottingham council House which has a 200ft-hig ...

Historically the council has not flown the flags of nations on Saints Days, but flies the union flag all year round

International concern over new law increases as UN high commissioner for refugees says it marks ‘step away from UK’s tradition of providing refuge’

Rights commissioner expresses grave concern after Rishi Sunak’s asylum policy passes parliamentary stages

After last night’s vote, they want a ‘proof of concept’ journey to get the tawdry policy back on track. But it’s too flawed for that, says Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee council

Scaffolding has been outside some people's homes for half a decade

Shop workers were said to go between the van and shop counter in order to supply customers with illicit products

Climate activists have said Croydon's response to the climate crisis is 'just not good enough'

Perivale residents have said that HMOs have brought crime and safety concerns to the area while the council leaves vulnerable tenants without support

Shamicka Denis has to sleep with her two kids in her one-bedroom flat in Ealing, and says the claustrophobic conditions are giving her sleepless nights and panic attacks

Two of her daughters who grew up in the flat now have asthma

Sutton Labour councillor Sheldon Vestey said he 'welcomes the severe rebuke' of fellow councillor Steve Alvarez by the Conservative Party

Westminster City council documents reveal that up to half of all events at Trafalgar Square could soon be alcohol-fuelled

The council is having to fork out on nightly paid accommodation