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Councils across England are announcing closures or limited hours for public toilets, citing rising maintenance and staffing costs. Volunteers, campaign groups and town councils are stepping in to keep facilities open, highlighting the social and public health consequences for older people, parents and disabled residents.
BT Group has agreed a deal to acquire TalkTalk’s consumer and wholesale operations after the broadband provider entered administration. The emergency sale, urged by ministers, aims to keep services running for 2.5 million customers and safeguard public sector connections while triggering a fast regulatory review.
A major local authority in England has unveiled a new winter outreach and social connection programme aimed at older people living alone, responding to fresh data showing a notable rise in solitary households and worsening mental health over the past year.