UK Austerity
In a major collaborative investigation with HuffPost UK & regional journalists across the country, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism reveals that local government funding crisis has become so dire that councils are being forced to sell thousands of public spaces and are using some of the cash to pay for further service cuts and redundancy payments.
"Those who suffer most when a library closes down often aren’t the loudest in society."
From bus drivers to gardeners, community services are reliant on unpaid help as council funds are slashed.
"The once revered British model of policing is currently on its knees and facing extinction".
Analysis suggests planned increases will be swallowed up by NHS, defence and international aid pledges.
Many bus routes in England receive partial or complete subsidies from councils.
Pensions blackhole swallows all of £303m "new" funding, leaked document reveals.
The Labour leader said people suffering from austerity policies "need a general election now".
When the Commonwealth Games came to the Scottish city, promises of regeneration were made to locals. But nearly four years later, services are shutting their doors.
"For too long the bus industry has put profit for a few before millions of passengers."