Tim Farron was interviewed on the Sunday Politics today ahead of the local elections. Andrew Neil gave him a hard time, as you would expect, but he came out of it quite well. You can watch the whole thing here.
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Tree maintenance in Newcastle is fragmented, under-resourced & not fit for purpose, writes Wendy Taylor. That's not just our view, but the view of Council officers dealing with this important service! As a tree owner, Newcastle City Council has a direct responsibility to make sure its trees do not pose a danger to the public or property. To address the risk the Council must have a process for inspecting trees &undertaking any necessary work, but it's failing to adequately fulfil this duty.
Saturday 30 April was a day when European citizens could feel a concrete benefit of the EU, with charges on phone calls, text messages and mobile internet going down before being phased out next year, reports EUobserver: https://euobserver.com/economic/133288 Politico says that in the final step before mobile roaming charges are abolished in Europe in mid-2017, users will pay a maximum €0.05 per minute for each call and €0.02 per SMS on top of their normal charges when traveling outside their home country within the EU. For data, users will pay an extra €0.05 per MB: https://dub129.mail.live.com/?tid=cmosgHoCMQ5hGuOQAjfePxbA2&fid=flinbox Efforts to link the UK's electricity grid with other European power networks would be set back if the UK decides to leave the EU, with some key projects likely to be put on hold, experts have told EurActiv.com: http://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/uk-energy-links-to-europe-at-risk-from-brexit-analysts-warn/ NEW COMMISSION SURVEILLANCE ON STEEL: A "pr
ay Bryan, 27, felt the aura of a seizure coming on while shopping on Saturday and asked to use the disabled toilet of Burger King in Gloucester. He was told by a member of staff that it was for disabled people.
Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland has welcomed news that the Translarna drug has now been signed off by England's drugs approval body NICE.