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Nine in 10 councils in England to levy maximum council tax increase

Highest possible rise for third year running comes as cash-strapped authorities try to repair finances and, for some, avoid bankruptcy

The Guardian - UK

Few households avoid third year of maximum council tax hikes as plans approved

All 153 upper tier councils have now approved their council tax increases for 2025-26.

The Independent UK

‘No two days are the same and you can make a real difference’: four social workers reflect on their careers

From paid apprenticeships to degrees, there are many routes to becoming a social worker – here’s a look at some of the main ones, and how four people who switched careers found them

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Full list of London council tax bills as virtually every borough seeks maximum increase

Revealed: Why Wandsworth can set the cheapest bills but Kingston’s are biggest in the capital

Evening Standard

London council tax: Sadiq Khan's home borough sets lowest bill in the country (again)

Wandsworth will be the only London borough to keep bills under £1,000

Evening Standard

London council tax soars: two-thirds of boroughs will charge in excess of £2,000 a year

Lib-Dem and Tory boroughs at top of table - while Labour councils will issue cheapest bills

Evening Standard

More CCTV cameras to target West End phone snatchers as London borough sets low council tax bill

Westminster council to spend £2million on safety schemes including doubling size of its CCTV camera network

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Mapped: Britain’s twenty happiest places to live

There’s a new number one spot

The Independent UK

Britain’s ‘happiest places to live’ in 2024 revealed

Gen-Zs were the most likely to feel they would be happier living somewhere else, while those aged 55-plus were the least likely, Rightmove said.

Evening Standard

Inside HMP Wandsworth: How Daniel Khalife’s escape reveals ‘shocking’ prison chaos

It was revealed two guards checked the truck that Daniel Khalife escaped under

The Independent UK

Prisons crisis and chaos at HMP Wandsworth laid bare in wake of Khalife’s escape

Khalife made his escape in September last year, while being held on remand over spy charges, by strapping himself underneath a food delivery lorry.

Evening Standard

Wandsworth Council approves plans for 54 new homes despite locals' concern about overcrowding

Residents raised concerns about the scheme, including over the loss of storage space in the garages and potential parking issues

Evening Standard

Letters of support for huge tower at Battersea Bridge removed after 'feedback concerns'

Letters of support backing controversial plans to build a huge tower at the bottom of Battersea Bridge have been removed, after residents named as having signed them complained.

Evening Standard

Woman arrested after video apparently shows UK prison officer having sex with inmate

Met police began investigating on Friday after being made aware of video allegedly filmed at HMP Wandsworth

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Woman arrested over Wandsworth Prison ‘inmate and officer sex video’

Video emerged appearing to show a female prison officer having sex with an inmate at HMP Wandsworth

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on dangerous prisons: Wandsworth’s failure is one of many

Editorial: The chief inspector’s latest warning makes it clear that problems go right to the top of the prison service

Evening Standard

How often is council tax paid and are there tax-free months?

With changes in the council tax rules, it's vital to know how often you need to pay and which months might be tax-free

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Wandsworth council sets London's lowest council tax as more boroughs prepare to issue £2,000 bills

Kingston – which shares a border with Wandsworth in Roehampton Vale - is again expected to set the highest bills

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OPINION - Wimbledon's expansion plan is not a 'win-win,' it is bad for Londoners

Our shared view as local MPs is that the project should not go ahead

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Londoners back £200m expansion for Wimbledon

Poll shows support for The All England Club, which runs the Wimbledon Championships, building 38 new grass courts and new stadium on the former Wimbledon Park golf course

The Guardian - UK

Wimbledon expansion plan dealt blow as planners advise rejecting it

Wandsworth council officers snub scheme to build 8,000-seat stadium show court and 38 grass courts

Evening Standard

Wig cupboard, anyone? 10 London homes for sale with unique historic details, from Wandsworth to Wood Green

Common old cornicing won’t cut it? These historic London homes come with rarefied features, from art deco mouldings to frescoed ceilings

The Guardian - UK

Spare these London flats the wrecking ball. But no more eyesore tower blocks please

High-rise blocks should not be the future, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Independent UK

Daniel Khalife: 80 prison officers didn’t show up for work on day terror suspect escaped

Nearly 40 per cent of HMP Wandsworth staff failed to turn up on the day of the prison break, Tory minister admits, as National Crime Agency boss is brought in to investigate

The Guardian - UK

Five key questions about Daniel Khalife’s escape, after terror suspect recaptured

Why was a terrorist suspect in a category B jail; did he get help to break out; and were overcrowding or staff shortages to blame?

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