Human rights activists say confinements in mental hospitals appear to be on the rise because the local authorities are under intense pressure to nip social unrest in the bud.
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Outspoken Chinese Risk Confinement in Mental Wards
A four-year-old jaguar named Max escaped from his cage at an animal rescue center in Belize during a hurricane on Sunday and killed an American man, local authorities report. The man, who was also a citizen of Belize, was found on Tuesday with bite…
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Jaguar Kills American in Belize
Scotland’s 32 local authorities have told the BBC Scotland’s news website that they are facing their toughest budgets in decades.
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Eight councils to share services
The chairman of the Local Government Association says an estimated 100,000 jobs in local authorities will go as a result of spending cuts.
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Councils ‘to lose 100,000 jobs’
Major cuts to the services provided by Scottish local authorities could have a “catastrophic” impact on the country, council leaders warn.
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Cuts ‘may hit all areas of life’
Scotland’s 32 local authorities have told the BBC Scotland’s news website that they are facing their toughest budgets in decades.
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Scots councils face budget test
Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray confirms he would allow local authorities to end the council tax freeze.
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Council tax cap ‘unsustainable’
New proposals to limit how much money local authorities can spend on free newspapers will be announced later by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles.
New proposals to limit how much money local authorities can spend on free newspapers will be announced later by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles.
Welsh local authorities are predicting a budget shortfall of £609m over the next three years as public finances are squeezed.
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Councils facing deficit of £609m
Charities for disabled children are warning against local authorities making “panic” cuts to vital services.
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Cuts fear for disabled children
Plans to make it easier for English local authorities to abolish outdated by-laws, and create new ones, will be outlined later by the government.
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By-laws to be easier to abolish
Some children are not being educated because local authorities are often unable to track youngsters who are not being taught, inspectors warn.
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Warning over ‘untracked’ children
Rules to force schools in England to co-operate with local authorities over excluded pupils are put on hold, as part of a government review.
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Schools exclusions rules on hold
