John Vane: Ward evacuation

A detailed encounter with a sick man and his bowels In hospitals, it appears, you get to know individuals with out having to talk to them. Simply listening is sufficient. The arduous half is avoiding listening to them. “Nurse!” Ten second pause. “Nurse!” Ten second pause. “Nurse!” That is how...

Lib Dems hold Brent ward seat with ease as Labour share shrinks

Unusually, a Brent Council by-election this week was held on Tuesday. There isn't a legislation that requires by-elections of any variety to happen on Thursdays, as they often do. That's merely a convention and councils are free to carry elections on completely different days of the week in the event...

Two more men jailed over Birmingham gun and knife violence on Ward End church car park | I Am Birmingham

Two extra males have been jailed after gun and knife violence flared on a Birmingham church automobile park. One man was stabbed with a machete and one other was shot within the chest as two teams clashed on the automobile park of Christ Church on Burney Lane, Ward Finish. West...