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Dozens of local authorities have plans to dim street lights on main roads at night to cut costs, a move which safety groups have now warned could put women at serious risk .
Havering London Borough Council says it will lower the brightness of 4,000 lights on its main roads between midnight and 5am in a bid to cut costs that could force it into bankruptcy.
Havering Council in Essex said last month it would not be installing a Jewish menorah to celebrate Hanukkah due to security concerns given the current Israel and Hamas conflict