Bristol boys wearing stab vests to get their hair cut
The Knives Down Guards Up project offers self-defence and mentoring to tackle knife crime.
Bristol leaseholders' lives at Orchard House on hold after legal order
Leaseholders are still stuck in a block of flats three years after securing a legal order intended to force their landlord to fix fire safety issues.
Theo Schooling 'fell to his death' on leave from Bristol hospital
A beloved husband and father-of-two fell to his death from a motorway bridge while on unescorted leave from a privately-run psychiatric hospital, an inquest has heard.
Mental health staff accept pay offer to end strikes
Workers first voted to go on strike over pay and union recognition back in November
Prisoner died due to delays detecting fire, inquest finds
Clare Dupree's family describe her as "delightful" but say she had a long history of mental health problems.
Two dead and 11 seriously ill in meningitis outbreak at University of Kent
Students in Canterbury given antibiotics for fast-acting and invasive meningococcal disease, says UKHSA
Protest over plans to change social care jobs at council
A council's planned restructure of children's social care has been described as an "absolute sham" by a union.
Six Sarah Ferguson-linked companies to close after Epstein revelations
Messages from ex-wife of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to sex offender, sent after his conviction, came to light last month.
Girl, 16, and, boy, 15, found guilty over killing of man pelted with rocks in Kent
Pair cleared of murdering Alexander Cashford, who they believed was a paedophile, but convicted of manslaughter.
REPORT: Flogged off – Public asset sales at councils getting exceptional financial support – Research for Action
Our new report found that more than £1bn of public assets have been sold by councils receiving exceptional financial support (EFS) in the last five years, with targets to flog off another £1bn in 2025/26.
Two jailed for assisting Max Dixon and Mason Rist killers
Two men have been jailed for four years for helping the murderers of best friends Max Dixon and Mason Rist.
Thousands of Kent residents still dealing with water supply issues
South East Water treatment works fault, power outage and burst mains leave homes with no water or low pressure.
Estranged son beat elderly mother to death, court told
An 87-year-old woman appeared scared of her son when he turned up at her door unannounced a week before her death, a jury has been told.
Equal pay settlements for female council workers pass £1bn
GMB union says 30,000 claims settled with six local councils for average of £30,000 and expects 10,000 more in 2026.
We are deep in a housing crisis – why are so many properties still empty?
New data reveals councils are barely taking over empty homes anymore, amid calls for a new national programme to bring unused properties back into use.
‘Woeful consultation’ and ‘broken promises’ over council asset sales
Councillors have challenged a recent decision to flog off council assets, including multiple green spaces.
The Lead Untangles: Is there a simple solution to the homelessness crisis?
Ahead of the Budget, the housing sector is united in calling for Local Housing Allowance rates to be unfrozen – will Reeves listen?
Revealed: The 1,000 assets flogged off by Birmingham’s bankrupt council
The city’s green spaces could be the next to go..
Asthmatic mum 'made ill' by damp told to return home
A single mum has been told to return to her home despite a letter from a medical professional saying that damp and mould is making her ill.
London is getting homeless families out of hotels – but the crisis is far from over
Councils in the capital have managed to vastly reduce the number of families in hotels and B&Bs, but is this really a win in the battle against homelessness?
Manchester Pride goes bust leaving performers out of pocket
Charity behind one of Europe’s biggest LGBTQ+ Pride events says staff will be made redundant as it is liquidated.
The numbers that reveal Birmingham didn’t have to go bankrupt
New analysis by accounting experts has found that the council’s financial health was much better than reported when it raised the alarm back in 2023.
'Culture of non-transparency' over FOIs at Bristol City Council
Campaigners have criticised a "culture of non-transparency" at a city council, amid a lack of improvement in answering information requests on time.
Bristol carers 'need support' with poverty, isolation, and health
Carers facing financial hardship and isolation in Bristol are in urgent need of better support, a report featuring the testimonies of hundreds of people has found.
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