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Levies on tourists and cruise ships considered by some local authorities in attempt to plug funding gapsCouncil tax costs in Scotland will hit record levels next month after local authorities agreed to raise rates by up to 15%, with some planning new levies on tourists and cruise ships.All of Scotland’s 32 local authorities have announced council tax increases from April of at least 6%, with the majority raising them by about 10%, after years of successive cuts to their grant funding. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/06/council-tax-in-scotland-to-reach-record-high-with-15-rise-in-some-areas Author : Severin Carrell Scotland editor Publish date : 2025-03-06 18:09:00 Copyright for

Support groups say cultural and linguistic issues as well as structural racism can prevent women from getting helpWhen asked if she was surprised that most of the victims of Zhenhao Zou, who could be one of Britain’s worst serial rapists, remained unknown to authorities, Viny Poon, who has spent the past decade supporting east Asian women in the UK, simply said: “No.”Zou, a 28-year-old PhD student, was convicted on Wednesday of drugging and raping 10 women in London and China. After recovering videos of Zou attacking a further 50 women, police have said this could be one of the worst

Prime minister says countries will have to defend a peace deal, if one happens, as he takes questions at a defence factoryLucy Powell, the leader of the Commons, defended the government’s position on the new Sentencing Council guidelines (see 9.46am) during business questions in the Commons a few minutes ago.She was responding to the Conservative MP Luke Evans who said:When the law favours identity over principle, it ceases to be justice at all. Magna Carta taught us that.So will ensure that the justice secretary comes to the house to ensure that under this government sentencing become about who you are,