The Latest Breaking News from Council

Scandal-hit UK nursing regulator chief to step down following The Independent’s exposés

Chair of nursing and midwifery council announces departure, months after dammning review

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2024

Scottish museum facing temporary closure as council overspends by £26m

An Edinburgh museum is facing months of closure as the city's cash-strapped council looks to take "urgent action" to cut costs.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 26, 2024

Kanak chiefs proclaim sovereignty over New Caledonia's ancestral lands

Kanak chiefdoms have unilaterally proclaimed their sovereignty over ancestral lands in New Caledonia, raising concern among some non-independence supporters in the midst of a social and institutional crisis across the archipelago.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 26, 2024

London borough on brink of banning Lime bikes for causing ‘havoc’ on roads

‘We are out of road for its activities in Brent’, council says

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2024

US Calls For Africa To Get Two Permanent UN Security Council Seats

The United States called Thursday for two permanent seats on the UN Security Council to be reserved for African nations, alongside a rotating seat for small developing island nations.

International Business Times · Sep 12, 2024

UN Security Council extends arms embargo on Sudan's Darfur

The UN Security Council on Wednesday extended an arms embargo on Sudan's Darfur region for another year, after experts said it had been regularly violated amid the ongoing civil war, including by the United Arab Emirates.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 12, 2024

Undemocratic and secretive: the BMA no longer speaks for doctors trying to protect children

The union is risking its reputation by opposing the Cass report on gender identity services, writes BMA council member Jacky Davis

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2024

Popular 60-year-old golf course shut by council due to ‘wayward’ balls hitting historic barn

Torbay Council will shut the pitch and putt after decades of use by locals and tourists

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2024

N.Y. Community Education Council Speech Restrictions Likely Violate First Amendment

"The Community Guidelines' prohibitions of, inter alia, 'homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, ableism, racism, or any other forms of oppressive beliefs or behaviors,' 'name-calling,' and 'disrespect' are prohibitions against ideas that offend, and therefore discriminate on the basis of viewpoint in violation of the First Amendment."

Reason · Sep 4, 2024

Council's cancer cluster a chance occurrence: report

A cancer cluster among workers in a Sydney office appears to have occurred by chance after extensive testing

AAP · Sep 3, 2024