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James Francis Whitehead
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Covering the UK for Courthouse News Service from Manchester, England.

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A monthslong garbage strike has left trash piling up in Birmingham, England, as leaders struggle to reach a settlement in a city facing deep financial woes
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Strike leaves UK’s bankrupt Birmingham swimming in garbage
The nation's second-biggest city faces a particular burden, but it's just one of the municipalities struggling to stay afloat, with rising costs leading to higher taxes and slashed services.
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April 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Tougher UK parole rules won’t stop Ireland from extraditing IRA-linked terrorism suspect www.courthousenews.com/tougher-uk-p...
Tougher UK parole rules won’t stop Ireland from extraditing IRA-linked terrorism suspect
The U.K.'s change in parole rules, requiring two-thirds of a sentence to be served before release, does not constitute a
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April 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM