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Local elections 2023: The councils to watch

Some of the key results to look for once the polls close.

The Independent UK

NHS dental prices rise amid fears of return to 'Victorian' DIY dentistry

Check-up increases by £2 to £25.80 as campaigners warn that cost of living crisis means people can't afford to pay for dental care

Chronicle Live

Lib Dem leader hopes for local election springboard to Westminster gains

Sir Ed Davey said voting trends in Tory heartlands should leave Rishi Sunak’s party strategists worried.

The Independent UK

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Dominic Raab faces push to remove him as MP ahead of general election

Complaint about senior Tory filed with parliamentary commissioner for standards

The Independent UK

Teachers' union leader call for urgent talks with Tories to avert next school strikes

The National Education Union said it would meet Education Secretary Gillian Keegan for crunch negotiations on Monday morning - if the Cabinet Minister was willing

Daily Mirror

Davey fails to rule out Lib Dem/Labour coalition at general election

The Lib Dem leader was repeatedly challenged about the idea during an appearance on Sky News’ Sophy Ridge On Sunday.

The Independent UK

Police didn't respond to 2,000 anti-social behaviour calls a DAY last year

In 2020 alone, 860,000 incidents of anti-social behaviour went unattended by a police officer, according to the figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats

Daily Mirror

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Lib Dems: Police failing to attend 2,000 reports of anti-social behaviour a day

The party said police forces had failed to attend more than four million incidents since 2019.

The Independent UK

Lib Dems question why young people cannot show same voter ID as older people

Party leader Sir Ed Davey said it could hint at ‘selfish interests’ behind the change in policy, with older people more likely to vote Tory.

The Independent UK

Warnings parts of England becoming ‘dental deserts’ due to NHS dentist shortage

The Liberal Democrats said the scarcity of NHS dental appointments is forcing people to resort to ‘DIY dentistry’.

The Independent UK

Police attend just 23% of reported car thefts in England and Wales

In some parts of the country the figure is closer to 10%

Wales Online

Fewer than a quarter of car thefts attended by police, figures show

The statistics were revealed through freedom of information (FOIs) requests to police forces submitted by the Liberal Democrats.

The Independent UK

Ambulance waits in Steve Barclay's own constituency among the worst, data shows

Category one patients - the most severe - waited an average of 14 minutes for an ambulance to arrive in the Health Secretary's parliamentary seat of North East Cambridgeshire

Daily Mirror

Four million calls to NHS 111 abandoned last year with waiting times of 25 minutes

Average wait time hit 25 minutes in December 2022

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Wales Online

NHS 111 waiting times criticised after 'almost one in five callers hang up in frustration'

Research suggests the average time taken to answer calls is 25 minutes, leaving many to simply give up trying to speak to someone

Chronicle Live

Millions of calls to NHS 111 dropped last year as average time to answer stretches to 25 minutes

Almost one in five callers to NHS 111 gave up before speaking to anyone, according to new research released today

The Guardian - UK

Tory ‘neglect’ blamed for 3.6m abandoned calls to NHS 111 in England

Callers wait so long that nearly one in five hang up, finds Liberal Democrat commissioned analysis

The Independent UK

Almost four million calls to NHS 111 dropped amid long waits – analysis

Some 3.7 million calls to the helpline – equivalent to more than 10,000 a day – were abandoned, research shows.

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The Guardian - UK

‘People want change’: Lib Dems on mission to hurt Tories in local elections

Ed Davey’s party are fielding the highest proportion of candidates per seats fought since 2007 – while Tory numbers fall

Daily Mirror

Police didn't turn up to 45,000 burglaries last year as Tories fail break-in victims

Stark figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats show that there were 45,233 burglaries in 2022 where a police officer didn't visit the scene of the crime

Daily Mirror

GMB's Adil Ray forced to apologise after getting guest's name wrong in awkward blunder

Good Morning Britain host Adil Ray was forced to apologise live on air today after calling Liberal Democrat MP Ed Davey another guest's name in an awkward blunder

Wales Online

Police failed to attend more than 45,000 burglaries in England in 2022, data shows

Freedom of Information request reveals an equivalent of more than 120 break-ins a day occurred without an officer visiting the scene

The Independent UK

More than 45,000 burglaries go unattended by police in England, data shows

Some 75% of reported burglaries were closed without a suspect being identified, according to figures provided by 19 forces across the country.

The Guardian - UK

‘This is bigger than potholes’: Lib Dems tap into voter anger over sewage

Party is striking chord with ‘blue wall’ voters by championing a classic environmental issue

Daily Mirror

Children 'left in pain' after thousands of NHS operations axed in just one year

A series of Freedom of Information requests by the Liberal Democrats has lifted the lid on the scale of cancelled surgeries affecting kids - and the waits they have to suffer

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