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📣 Story notifications from RADAR AI – a pioneering UK local news agency which combines the work of journalists with automation to provide data-driven stories.

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Our interactive table, showing the situation at the local level, can be found here: https://t.co/js5fBumk5t

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NEW: Mental Health Waits

Across England, 377,017 under 18s were waiting for a first care contact with mental health services at the end of May – up from 340,408 a year earlier

@YoungMindsUK warned of "agonising waiting times"

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Our interactive table, showing how the percentage of A&E patients at each NHS trust seen in under four hours has changed over a year, is available here https://t.co/nHWiqlTorC

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NEW: A&E Wait Times

About 76% of patients in England were seen within four hours in A&Es last month, up only slightly from a year earlier

@HealthFdn warned a year into power, Labour's progress could be hit by further doctors' strike action

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NEW: Treatment Waiting Times

Some 6.2 million patients were waiting for routine treatment in May, with 3% waiting over a year

A year on from Labour coming into Government, @NuffieldTrust warned it may struggle to meet waiting time pledges

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NEW: School Places

Some 47,000 new school places are planned between this school year and 2026-27, but a further 54,800 place will be needed to meet demand

@ASCL_UK said the shortfall must be addressed "as early as possible"

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And a table showing who is building new homes in each local authority is available here https://t.co/6hOnORkUXM

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NEW: Housing Supply

Some 28,180 new homes started being built across England in the three months to March – up 22% on the previous year

@LGAcomms said councils share the Government's "ambitions to boost housebuilding" but called for more support

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Our interactive map showing how the situation has changed in different parts of the country is available here https://t.co/hHYf0CCJD5

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And a chart showing the longer trends over time, can be seen here https://t.co/9gPGkIkPmU

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NEW: School Workforce

The number of teachers working across England in November fell compared to the year before. @ASCL_UK warned Labour's recruitment plans are "frustratingly vague"

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Our interactive map showing how the situation has changed in different parts of the country is available here https://t.co/MxAdgYJ62V

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NEW: Road Closures, July 7

Our weekly round-up of major road closures in your area gives drivers all the information they need on waiting times and where to avoid

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Our interactive map, showing how the situation differs across the country, is available here https://t.co/ydD1K2sn4r

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NEW: Tax-Free Childcare

Around 816,000 families used tax-free childcare for some 1.1 million children across the UK in the year to March – both up from the previous year

But @FamChildTrust warned many households still cannot access the scheme

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NEW: Food Hygiene Ratings, daily

We publish all new food hygiene ratings, each morning, on our wire

Have a look and see which establishments have been awarded what in your area

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A reminder of our stories last week:

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📣 RADAR's stories this week:
• Food Hygiene Ratings, daily
• Road Closures
• SEND Support
• Animal Cruelty
• Births
• Charity Donations
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📣 RADAR's stories this week:
• Food Hygiene Ratings, daily
• Road Closures
• SEND Support
• Animal Cruelty
• Births
• Charity Donations
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NEW: Charity Donations

Some 1.31 million people in the UK declared a charity donation via self-assessment last year – down from 1.33 million the year before

@NCVO warned "donations from the public remain a vital source of income for charities"

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NEW: Births

Live births registered in England and Wales increased 0.6%, with 594,700 recorded last year

It was the first increase since 2021, but is still the third lowest figure since 1977

See how you many births were recorded in your area

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