Local government

The winner of the £500m contract is due to be announced in January 2020.

Flintshire council leaders say they can no longer foot the bill for post-16 education transport.

Scarborough Council says it will be an "accountable body" for the Coastal Communities Fund grant.

The decision will save Flintshire and Wrexham more than £40,000 a year between them.

BBC analysis found 45 parishes more than doubled their levy on the Band D council tax for 2019-20.

The scheme in Kirklees saw council workers confronted by angry residents after their bins were seized.

The Grove Academy in Harrogate provides education for students excluded from other schools.

The money is needed to complete all planned developments in north Northamptonshire, report warns.

Personal problems rather than work issues seem to be the prime cause, senior officers say.

Too many schemes being carried out at once had an impact on a council's financial management.