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Major jobs worry as Newcastle reports 40,000 people out of workforce and lags behind other Northern cities

Newcastle is the only core city in England where levels of economic inactivity are worse now than they were a decade ago, according to city council analysis

Chronicle Live

Ed Burke Day proposed, then pulled — at Burke’s request

For much of the day Monday, Ald. Ray Lopez defended his decision to introduce a resolution declaring May 15 “Ald. Edward M. Burke Day” in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson tries to influence City Council reorganization

Jason Lee, a senior adviser to Johnson’s transition team, refused to pinpoint specific changes amid reports that several committee chairs could lose those posts.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Gateshead Lib Dems support selling off "Mary Celeste" civic centre

Opposition councillors would consider selling off the almost abandoned civic centre, as council reports show usage has "plummeted".

Chronicle Live

Glasgow King's Coronation weekend plans unveiled by Glasgow City Council

The Council has confirmed the timeline of events to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort including the Big Lunch and Big Help Out.

Glasgow Live

Neighbour leaves baffling note asking council to resurface road around their car

A driver has given people a good chuckle after leaving a note on their broken down vehicle - asking council workers to simply resurface the road around their car

Daily Mirror

Reasons Wirral's political parties want you to vote for them

All four parties in the council have revealed their plans as voters prepare for Wirral's biggest local election

Liverpool Echo

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South Dublin County Council struggling to fill highest staff vacancy in years due to 'cost of accommodation'

At the recent monthly meeting of the local authority, councillors enquired about staffing levels

Dublin Live

Fermanagh motorhome owners fume over council ban on overnight car park stays

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council has encouraged motorhome users to use private caravan sites

Belfast Live

Northumberland county councillor claims workers with no qualifications have 'wasted lives'

Figures showed 7.6% of working people in Northumberland have no qualifications - higher than the national average

Chronicle Live

Macron cleared to raise French retirement age, protesters vow to fight on

French President Emmanuel Macron's flagship pension reform will enter into force swiftly, officials said on Friday after it received the Constitutional Council's approval despite months of street protests and strikes.

Reuters

Minneapolis council OKs $9M more in Chauvin brutality settlements

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis City Council approved police brutality settlements Thursday of $7.5 million and $1.375 million for a teenager and a woman pinned by Derek Chauvin three years before the former officer murdered George Floyd.

Tribune News Service

Dublin City Council agrees to review controversial no-pets policy at new social homes

This comes after the Council’s controversial advert for 124 new social homes in Whitehall which included the words “NO PETS ALLOWED” underlined in bold capital letters

Dublin Live

New Nottinghamshire traveller site planned for community who 'want somewhere to call home'

The council’s Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment found there is “a significant unmet need for gypsy and traveller pitches” in the district

Nottingham Post

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Edinburgh Live

East Lothian power station site to get second masterplan costing £100,000

The council says the 'technical' masterplan will set out how best to develop site after it received £11.3million government Levelling Funding for it

Daily Record

Piles of rubbish dumped in Falkirk country road force it to close

Labour say decision to scrap council team that investigates such incidents will lead to a 'fly tippers paradise'

Asharq Al-Awsat

France Braces for 12th Day of Protests against Macron's Pension Law

French unions have called on workers to walk off the job and join protest rallies on Thursday for a twelfth nationwide day of protests against a bill that will make the French work longer. Some trains will be cancelled, and strike actions can also be expected among refinery workers, garbage…

Reuters

French unions rally supporters to the streets ahead of pension ruling

Union activists barged into the Paris headquarters of luxury goods company LVMH on Thursday, saying the French government should shelve plans to make people work longer for their pension and tax the rich more instead.

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Reuters

Factbox-What's next for France's pension reform?

France's Constitutional Council is due to deliver its verdict on Friday on a deeply unpopular bill which will delay retirement by two years to 64, and on plans for a referendum to challenge it.

France 24

Three possible scenarios as French court prepares to rule on constitutionality of pension reform

France’s highest constitutional authority, the Constitutional Council, will rule Friday on whether President Emmanuel Macron’s contentious pension reform proposal should be accepted, modified or rejected based on the guidelines of the French constitution. FRANCE 24 explains the three possible outcomes.

Dublin Live

Just 12 confirmed homes bought under key Dublin City Council scheme to curb homeless 'tsunami'

A Council official warned high-earners are at risk of homelessness for the first time due to the highly constrained market

Glasgow Live

Bid to turn Glasgow townhouses into serviced apartments rejected

The owners had argued the apartments would help boost tourism in the city, but councillors were concerned the change of use would mean less homes available for rent.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia has never had a 'dark money' group play a big role in a mayor's race. Until now

PHILADELPHIA — The "dark money" era of Philadelphia politics has officially begun.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh woman says 'people have lost hope' as housing scheme fills up with rubbish

Maryanne has said that the council needs to lead by example in making the Wester Hailes area a cleaner community to live in. She adds that if the council act, then residents will follow.

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council to get new youngest member with Mosley’s win in South Side’s 21st Ward

The victory of community organizer Ronnie Mosley, 31, was secured on Monday with the concession of retired firefighter Cornell Dantzler, who concluded the ballots that could still arrive in the mail would not be enough to erase Mosley’s lead.

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