In December, the government published plans to merge areas where there are currently more than one tier of local authority - ...

Here are the most affordable authorities per nation or region, as measured by the typical first-time buyer house price-to-earnings ratio (data is not available for Northern Ireland): Scotland, ...

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum ... Most of the worst flooding is expected to hit the Midlands and north of England. Manchester Airport’s runways ...

The county's unitary authorities submitted a bid to join Milton Keynes, Luton, Bedford and Central Bedfordshire in a strategic authority, but were frozen out by some partners ...

Councillors on Wearside have made a united call to the Government to “protect” direct rail services between Sunderland and ...

This rapid swing from talking about the doom and gloom of the Tory economic legacy to a near-rictus grinned mania over the economic opportunities ahead has truly been something to behold. Amidst the ...

Here's how you can submit letters to the Midlands Voices opinion section ... For example, it was due to events at a political fundraiser that The Eagles broke up. Well, I heard some people ...

Two thousand new jobs could be created around East Midlands Airport under new plans which the Chancellor says represent a "huge vote of confidence" in the region. Rachel Reeves announced in a ...