While service reviews are ongoing, the report warns: "There remains a risk that some of these savings will not be delivered in full this financial year." To date, the council anticipates only £1.1m will be achieved, resulting in a shortfall of the same amount. The report also revealed that...
"It flooded up to here in March," Agnes Shikoli says, pointing to a spot halfway up the 6ft [1.8m] corrugated iron wall of her home in Kibera, one of the largest informal settlements in Kenya. Her tiny house lies just a couple of metres from the Ngong river, which runs through this densely...
"JD [Vance], habibi (my love)". It was an unlikely greeting to hear at a Democratic Party victory rally after the US midterm elections. Abdul El-Sayed, 42, born to Egyptian immigrant parents, playfully addressed Vice-President JD Vance, who had campaigned against him but will now swear him...