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Surrey in the News
World at One provided an update on the ongoing investigation into the death of 10-year-old Sara Sharif.
BBC Radio 4 - World at One (starts at 26.58)
Local News
A number of councils across the UK will be unable to provide basic services to residents after a BBC study discovered a £5 billion black hole in public finances, union Unison has warned.
SurreyLive
The time it took firefighters to get to emergency incidents in Surrey hit a ten-year high last year, new figures show.
Farnham Herald
BBC Radio Surrey spoke to Hazel from Friends of Kenyngton Manor Park after she was nominated for a great neighbour award for her work to create a new playground at the park, which was funded by Your Fund Surrey.
BBC Radio Surrey (starts at 1:25:10)
National News
In a debate about the provision of public toilets in the UK, the LGA said councils will try to keep public toilets open, but faced with funding pressures and growing demands, they have to make tough choices about how to manage dwindling resources.
BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast (01.54.08)
A new national homelessness study by charity Crisis and Heriot-Watt University shows nearly a quarter of a million households (242,000) in England are experiencing the worst forms of homelessness, including sleeping on the streets, staying on friends and families' sofas or in unsuitable temporary accommodation such as nightly paid B&Bs and hotels, an increase of 10 per cent in the last two years.
ITV Online: Homeless families forced to live in tents and hotels as temporary accommodation runs out
Housing is more affordable than a year ago, according to the UK's biggest mortgage lender, but high mortgage rates mean it is still a stretch. The Halifax, part of Lloyds Banking Group, said that a typical home in the UK cost 6.7 times average annual earnings of a full-time worker, which is down from a record level of 7.3 times a year ago.
BBC Online: Housing more affordable than a year ago, the Halifax says
A Sky News investigation shows how the skilled worker visa system is being abused, with middlemen allegedly being paid huge sums of money to arrange jobs in the UK as carers that do not exist.
Sky News Online: How people are paying thousands for skilled worker visas for jobs that don't exist
More than 18,000 migrants have arrived in Britain this year by crossing the English Channel, with a record number of boats on Monday.
Times: Channel migrant boat tally hits new daily record (£)
Students heading to university should make sure they are vaccinated against four potentially deadly types of meningitis, health experts warned after figures showed many young people remained unprotected.
Guardian: British students urged to get meningitis jab to avoid serious illness
Younger people are twice as likely to be claiming disability benefits as those the same age were 20 years ago, according to a report warning that huge class disparities in disability are combining with a surge in conditions such as depression among the young.
Times: Youth mental illness fuels disability benefit surge (£)
Ministers are reportedly weighing up plans to ban harmful microplastics from everyday products such as washing-up liquid, toothpaste and cosmetics.
iNews: Harmful microplastics in products such as toothpaste, shampoo and washing-up liquid face UK ban
Parts of England were close to running out of water during last summer’s drought, with the Government receiving advice that water companies might be forced to break the law to keep supplies flowing, according to official documents.
Times: Parts of England almost ran out of water last summer (£)
