内容摘要：Huge crowds took to the streets on 8 May 1945 to sing, dance, and rejoice after nearly six years of war.

Huge crowds took to the streets on 8 May 1945 to sing, dance, and rejoice after nearly six years of war.

"I welcome the opportunity to have further discussions but we will have to sit and wait for the Devolution White paper that is due out I understand the first week of December and hopefully that will bring some clarity."He added he was "always interested in delivering better services" in a "financially prudent way", but was unsure of any potential timeline for changes.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said no decisions had been taken."Our priority is to focus on the transfer of power from Westminster and work with councils to create structures that make sense for their local areas and work effectively for local people," a spokesperson said."We will set out further details in the upcoming English Devolution White Paper."

A charity has said it is "saddened" that its home care service for end-of-life patients is set to end.Marie Curie's contract with the NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board (ICB) to provide care in people's homes will end on 31 March.

The charity said it would continue exploring what alternative support could be offered to dying people and their families in Dorset.

NHS Dorset ICB said it had an ongoing responsibility to "offer the best care along with demonstrating value for money".There are nine councils in total - not including town and parish councils - each with a chief executive and a headquarters.

It's also particularly problematic for the city council, because it has a small boundary, mostly covering low-income areas, with 80% of properties in council tax bands A or B.Meanwhile, much of the city's more affluent suburbs aren't actually in the city's administrative area.

People living in those suburbs might go into the city and use city services, but they don't contribute to the city pot through council tax.At this point, it seems like this system's days are numbered.