Mother denies 'school place scam'
A mother has denied using a false address to try to get her son into a popular school.
North Korea fires more missiles
North Korea is facing further international criticism after it reportedly fired two short-range missiles off its east coast.
UN condemns North Korea nuclear test
The UN Security Council has unanimously condemned North Korea's latest nuclear test.
Alfie, 13, not father of baby
Little Alfie Patten, reported to have become a parent at the age of 13, did not father a baby, it has been revealed.
Council comes to aid of struggling firms
Loans and overdrafts will be available to struggling firms after a council launched the first major municipal banking scheme for decades.
Councils told to ban the blue sky babble
Councils must ditch 200 jargon words like "blue sky thinking", "stakeholder" and "incentivising" so ordinary people can understand them.
Row over Alfie DNA test
A row has broken out over the funding of a paternity test in the case of baby-faced "father" Alfie Patten.
Council's apostrophe philosophy
A local authority has ruled that apostrophes should not feature on its road and street signs.
Teachers strike over academy plans
More than 1,000 children have been sent home from school in south London after their teachers went on strike.
Councils meet over Iceland crisis
At least 13 councils are facing financial difficulties because they have cash blocked in collapsed Icelandic banks.
Public face fine over waste targets
Local councils have been warned they face multi-million pound fines if they miss EU targets for reducing the waste they send to landfills.
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Britain's smallest council house
Britain's smallest council house, which has just two rooms, has a new tenant.
Council strike to go ahead
Council workers are set to take strike action next month after a bitter row over pay.
Council workers vote in favour of strike
Council workers have voted in favour of strike action in a dispute over pay, Unison has said.
Rhianna parents to sue council
The parents of a baby girl who was scalded to death when a faulty tank burst at their council-owned home are preparing to sue
Council in disability gaffe
A hasty apology was in order after a seaside town banned "lunatics, idiots, deaf and dumb" from standing for election.
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