On-street EV charging in UK is postcode lottery as drivers face council objections
An electric car is charged on a residential street in London using pavement cable protectors. Gully makers say their products…
‘Typical council’: residents baffled after ‘keep clear’ sign appears 15 years too late
‘Typical council’: residents baffled after ‘keep clear’ sign appears 15 years too late People in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, say school that…
‘Everything I do has climate at its centre’: Hackney’s first Green mayor gets to work
Zoë Garbett, the Green party mayor of Hackney, in her new office. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The GuardianView image in fullscreenZoë Garbett,…
To understand Britain’s new politics, look no further than this Shakespearean saga in Worcestershire | Jason Okundaye
To understand Britain’s new politics, look no further than this Shakespearean saga in Worcestershire Jason Okundaye What should be a…
The pothole puzzle: the bumpy ride to fixing Britain’s broken roads
Potholes Composite: Guardian Design/GettyView image in fullscreenPotholes Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Councils fix a pothole every 17 seconds – but getting…
‘Build it and they will come’: the hopes new life for former lido will revive Weston-super-Mare
Live Nation plans to turn the Tropicana into a year-round event space with capacity of up to 10,000. Photograph: Adrian…
Newly elected Reform councillor resigns after social media claims
Prior was one of 53 Reform UK councillors elected to Essex county council. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PAView image in fullscreenPrior was…
‘London is a case study in hope’: Sadiq Khan on 10 years as mayor
Sadiq Khan: ‘It would take the harshest critic not to say we are a greener, safer, fairer city.’ Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty…
Pressure grows on Starmer as more Labour MPs call for resignation – UK politics live
A number of Labour MPs have come out demanding Keir Starmer resigns. A few of them aired their views on…
Labour loses control of Birmingham city council after 14 years of leadership
Outgoing Labour leader of Birmingham council, John Cotton, said the party needed to ‘listen carefully’ to the electorate. Photograph: Jacob…