内容摘要：Thirty-year debt such as this does not have a direct pass through into borrowing rates for households and companies. This type of debt is more of a specialist instrument used by pension funds. But today's auction shines a light on an uptick of borrowing rates over the past month.

Thirty-year debt such as this does not have a direct pass through into borrowing rates for households and companies. This type of debt is more of a specialist instrument used by pension funds. But today's auction shines a light on an uptick of borrowing rates over the past month.

"If the government creates large, centralised councils covering hundreds of thousands of people, will these deliver the local, responsive services our communities need?"Residents want councils that know their areas inside out... Larger councils may struggle to achieve this."

Richard Henry, leader of Labour-controlled Stevenage Borough Council, said: "Following today's announcement, we will need some time to take stock to see if the white paper can help us to achieve our goals to make Stevenage a place for everyone."However, when there are challenges in our community through the cost-of-living crisis, it is vital we do not lose focus and continue to improve our town and achieve our ambitions for Stevenage."A town council is considering legal action over on-street parking charges because of their impact on local businesses.

Harpenden Town Council said it continued to holdabout the charges that were introduced in mid-February.

St Albans City and District Council, which implemented the new charges, confirmed it had received a formal legal letter from the town council.

Businesses separately wrote an open letter to St Albans council, saying that the parking charges were having a negative impact.On top of that, there has been a fall in international applications this year after visa restrictions were introduced in January preventing postgraduates bringing their partner or children.

We won’t know the true impact of that in England until later this autumn, when an update from the Office for Students on university finances is expected.Across England, job losses and cutbacks in courses are visible, in some cases reducing student choice through reducing modules or closing courses.

Such is the scale that most universities are affected.A group of academics at Queen Mary University London have been attempting to keep a rolling tracker of the jobs and courses at threat.