Weekly News Updates - 18 Mar 2024

By Denise Yip

Birmingham City Council to vote on cuts and a 10% rise in council tax, after announcing bankruptcy back in September.

Many are worried social care services like support groups and diversity programmes will receive major cuts. A rise in council tax, coupled with the ongoing cost of living crisis, will undoubtedly place further financial burden on households.

A video - police officer dragging a sleeping homeless man along the ground in Greater Manchester - has surfaced.

This incident highlights the lack of respect to those in vulnerable situations from people, even those in positions of power.

Willy Wonka Experience at Glasgow goes viral online after mass disappointment.

The venue had sparse decorations, contradicting the AI-generated vibrant imagery on the event’s website. Actors have since gone online to say that the script they were given were AI-generated, and that they have not been paid.