Leader’s Q&A – Wednesday 29 July at 10am

Our weekly Leader’s Q&A will take place on Wednesday 29 July at 10am.

Cllr James MacCleary will be answering your questions and giving the latest updates from the council.

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Airlines put pressure on ministers to scrap quarantine for fully-vaccinated arrivals from EU and US 27th July 2021

Airlines are putting pressure on the government to exempt fully-vaccinated Americans and EU visitors from quarantine on their arrival to the UK.

Memorial to fallen police officers to be unveiled by Prince Charles 27th July 2021

A memorial to heroic police officers who have died on duty is to be unveiled by the Prince of Wales today.

'An issue of justice and fairness': Fraudsters are conning elderly people out of life savings by marrying them 27th July 2021

Fraudsters are thought to be increasingly conning elderly or vulnerable people out of their life savings by marrying them without their family's knowledge.

Younger age groups will take longer to vaccinate than older as enthusiasm wanes 27th July 2021

An initially enthusiastic COVID-19 vaccine uptake by younger people has petered out so it will take longer to reach the levels of vaccination seen in older groups, Sky News analysis has found.

More than one million children in England were off school for COVID-related reasons towards end of term 27th July 2021

More than one million children in England were away from school for COVID-19-related reasons towards the end of term, according to government figures.

Team GB claim six medals on day four with historic swimming and gymnastics success 27th July 2021

Team GB added six medals to their Olympic tally on day four of the Tokyo Games, after historic success in the pool and the gymnasium.

COVID cases in UK fall for seventh day in a row - but number of new deaths highest since mid-March 27th July 2021

The UK has recorded 23,511 new COVID-19 cases and 131 more coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, according to government data.

Revealed: How one Olympic sport is punching above its weight for Team GB in Tokyo 27th July 2021

It wasn't long ago that Britain's most promising taekwondo athletes were training in a facility at a supermarket.

Children in council care subjected to 'cruelty and sexual abuse hard to comprehend', inquiry finds 27th July 2021

Children in the care of Lambeth Council were subjected to "levels of cruelty and sexual abuse that are hard to comprehend", an inquiry into historical child abuse has found.

Man 'repeatedly sexually abused' by teacher reveals why he kept 'dark secret' from family 26th July 2021

For nearly six decades, Philip Wells carried a "dark secret" with him that he couldn't even share with his wife.