Crisis-hit council expected to cut vital services after being effectively declared bankrupt – Telegraph.co.uk

A crisis-hit council is expected to cut vital services after being effectively declared bankrupt. Northamptonshire County Council will meet today to discuss a radical cost-cutting proposal in response to its £70 million budget shortfall. Proposals to be discussed include redundancies and radical cuts to areas including childrens services, road maintenance and waste management. Anne Longford, the…

Barry Ferguson: Ex-Rangers captain with £1m debt discharged from bankruptcy – The Times

Barry Ferguson, the former Rangers and Scotland football captain, has had his bankruptcy order over debts of more than £1 million discharged. Ferguson, 40, was declared insolvent last year. Records from the Accountant in Bankruptcy, Scotlands insolvency service, show that he was discharged from his bankruptcy on July 21 after co-operating with his trustee. The…