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Councils face 'uphill struggle' to be ready for local elections

Thirty councils across England now have to organise local elections after the government abandoned plans to delay.

Six of Sarah Ferguson's companies winding down

The move follows further revelations over her friendship with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Bailiffs used to pursue NHS staff over pay errors

Thousands of NHS workers were pursued by debt collectors after salary overpayments, the BBC finds.

Temperatures dip below freezing as arctic air sweeps across the UK

More than 65 flood warnings have also been issued by the Environment Agency after heavy rain.

Boy becomes first in UK to have surgery to make him taller

Alfie Phillips, 9, had the pioneering treatment at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital.