内容摘要：The trust still needs to raise tens of thousands of pounds before New Year's Eve, but their CEO Richard Grindle said they have already been "overwhelmed by the generosity" of some donors.

The trust still needs to raise tens of thousands of pounds before New Year's Eve, but their CEO Richard Grindle said they have already been "overwhelmed by the generosity" of some donors.

"The government is going to have to wake up and smell the coffee that they are part of this dispute, as the commissioners report directly to them and they own the £3.9 billion debt of the council."She said if the government were concerned about residents they would "ensure that Unite's solutions on the table" were adopted, adding: "Yet again workers and communities pay the price for government inaction."

to keep up with the inner workings of Westminster and beyond.The Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly has said it is "incredibly important" that abuse against politicians is tackled after a man was prosecuted for threatening to kill her.Aaron Thomas Curragh, 34, of Whincroft Road in Belfast, last week pleaded guilty to a charge brought against him through the 2023 Online Safety Act.

Curragh had previously been convicted of attacking the office of Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) assembly member Joanne Bunting.Last week a court hearing heard Curragh had sent a message to Little-Pengelly via the social media platform X "which conveyed a threat of death or harm".

The legislation the charge was brought through makes platforms including social media legally responsible for protecting people in the UK from illegal content and content that disproportionately affects women and girls.

Speaking in the assembly on Monday, Little-Pengelly said she was pleased that there had been a prosecution and that Curragh would be sentenced shortly.A public consultation on the proposal ran from October 2023 to January 2024, with about 82% of people who responded saying they either supported or supported in part the move to franchising.

A report for the WYCA said the number of people using buses in West Yorkshire had been declining for a decade, with bus trips down from 167.7m in 2011-12 to 92.3m in 2021-22.It also said the number of miles being operated had fallen from 60.9m miles in 2011 to 46.3m miles in 2021-22.

The first franchised buses are expected to launch in parts of Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield from March 2027.Ms Brabin said: "I’m delighted to announce that we are taking back control of our buses in West Yorkshire, empowering the public to hold me to account for better services.