News round up: Council chiefs to meet Icelandic ambassador

Council chiefs to meet Icelandic ambassador to discuss bank crisis

Council chiefs are braced for a round of meetings this week with Treasury ministers and the Icelandic ambassador over the millions of pounds invested by British local authorities in collapsed banks in Iceland.

Read more on this story in The Guardian

Binge-drinking Britain ‘a drain on police resources’

All-day drinking has led to a “significant drain on police resources” as officers are being used to deal with the after-effects of binge-drinking, police say.

Read more on this story in The Daily Telegraph

 


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