Waste issues were high on the agenda at this week's B&NES Cabinet meeting when Liberal Democrat questions revealed that the Conservative Cabinet are once again planning to delay their promised introduction of kitchen waste collections and same day collections for

Since the successful ice rink in Queen's Square several years ago the residents of Bath have been eagerly awaiting another opportunity to skate. This year we again lost the chance because of mistakes in the consultation process.

Well, well, well, look who has raised the alarm lately against the menace Harry Potter potentially poses to the minds of innocent children: Professor Richard Dawkins, the erstwhile Oxford don and the English-speaking world's most famous atheist. The polemicist of

Facing a painful reality The truth hurts, but not as badly as wounds inflicted in family violence. Advertisements on DART buses bear the beaming faces of children with a rough message: Young people who live with violence in the home

In a statement late Thursday afternoon, Obama announced the acceptance of his longtime Chicago friend. "I announce this appointment first because the Chief of Staff is central to the ability of a President and Administration to accomplish an agenda. And

Spitzer, dubbed the "Sheriff of Wall Street," resigned in March after he was identified by a federal wiretap as Client no. 9 of a prostitution ring known as the Emperors Club VIP. Investigators said the first-term governor paid a prostitute

Among the measures proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday was to temporarily increase the sales tax to 1 ? cents on the dollar which would raise the 7.25 percent current tax rate in California. However, for Los Angeles residents,

In a memo, Republican National Committee spokesman Alex Conant said, "Barack Obama's first decision as President-elect undermines his promise to 'heal the divides'. Rahm Emanuel is a partisan insider who played a lead role in

In a statement, Pelosi said the report from the department "underscores what working families already know: the Congress and the Bush Administration must take swift action to boost the economy, create jobs and help struggling Americans."

In a statement on Thursday, Waxman said, "When the new Congress starts in January, we will face unprecedented opportunities and challenges. The public expects Congress and President-elect Obama to work together to find solutions to the nation's most pressing problems.

In a letter to Republican colleagues, Pence asked for their support, saying, "If you elect me as your new Chairman, I would take a page from the playbook of President Ronald Reagan who taught us that it is not enough

In a press conference after meeting with Reid at the Senate leader's Capitol office, Lieberman said he would work with president-elect Barack Obama but did not disclose any details of his discussion with Reid.

Now comes the hard part. President-elect Barack Obama, having won a historic mandate for change, must make it happen.

Americans like to think that we have the world's best health care. Sometimes that's true.

The word most Americans use to describe the election of the first African American president has been "historic." Yesterday (Thurs) WKSU went back to some of the local barbershops and other businesses we've been visiting throughout the year to capture

Democrats will control the Ohio House of Representatives for the first time since 1994. Statehouse correspondent Jo Ingles reports Democratic and Republican party leaders think young voters were a key factor in that change. WKSU's Jo Ingles reports.

Now that it's clear the Democrats will be taking control of the Ohio House of Representatives next year, Republicans who will retain control of the Senate are sending them a message - don't mess with taxes. Democrats have a simple

Cambridge MP David Howarth has challenged the Government over its domestic violence programmes, claiming the under-funded probation service is facing problems delivering them on time.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband swung through Belgrade and Pristina while crucial negotiations on the deployment of EULEX to Kosovo were underway.

Next year will be crucial for Turkey and the seven Western Balkan countries seeking to join the EU, according to the European Commission's annual reports on their progress towards accession, published on Wednesday.