Torch's £6m bill; Housing bill rockets as councils are forced to use B&Bs; Civil liberties ‘under threat' from council powers to tackle begging; more...
Child sex slave gangs in every city in Britain; Economy on rise again, so is public sector pay; High speed rail plan ‘has funding black hole and relies on old data'; more...
Quote of the week; Oxford child grooming gang guilty; Austerity is forcing community organisations that offer vital services to vulnerable people to close their doors; more...
Minister: elderly care is key to NHS recovery; Pickles wants 'grace period' to combat 'ridiculously high' parking charges; Number of plastic bags blighting our beaches is growing; more...
Council tax benefit cuts rebound; Eric Pickles: My Conservative chums have to realise there is no silver bullet for UKIP; Pensioners bearing brunt of council cut backs; more...
Council services face further cuts, warn local leaders; Queen's Speech: Abolition of Audit Commission to be completed; Pickles set to announce planning revolution; more...
Social care chiefs fear system faces collapse, survey shows; 'Collective switching' schemes catch on to cut energy bills; Plan for 130,000 nursery places threatened; more...
