The Children’s Commissioner today waded into the row over the closure of Hammersmith Bridge saying it was “extremely disappointing” that pupils will be forced to make arduous trips in the dark to school over winter.
Criminal justice in the UK could “cease to function” in the next four years without radical reform, analysts have warned, amid predictions that the backlog of cases could rocket to almost 200,000 by 2024.
West Yorkshire will move into Tier 3 (very high) restrictions from Monday, with council leaders in the region saying they had negotiated a financial package worth an additional £59.3 million.
