2 d. ago London councils spend £5.5m a day on homelessness crisis as demand soars from desperate families

Mayor Sadiq Khan may ease affordable homes target in bid to bring crisis-hit house-building industry back to life

Economics

2 d. ago £5.5m a day: How much London councils have to pay to house homeless families

£5.5m a day: How much London councils have to pay to house homeless families  London Evening Standard

Society

3 d. ago ‘It’s hard to know what day it is’: families tell of grim Ice detention in Texas

Anxiety high as parents and children tell of lack of clean water, inadequate medical care and poor food in ‘prison-like’ conditionsAt the South Texas Family Residential Center, guards allegedly refer to detained immigrant families as “inmates”, spouses aren’t allowed to hold hands, and children don’t know where they can kick around a ball without getting in trouble, according to a stark court filing.Yet those are minor indignities compared with accounts given to outside monitors of a lack of clean drinking water, sleep, healthy food, privacy, hygiene supplies and appropriate healthcare. Alongside government admissions of what attorneys called “prolonged unexplained detention” at the facility in the remote town of Dilley, Texas anxiety levels for detainees are high. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago What Ruben Amorim did after Brentford speaks volumes about his current Manchester United mindset

Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim is under renewed pressure following Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Brentford, but carried on with a team bonding session for players and their families the following day

Politics

3 d. ago The Guardian view on catastrophe in Darfur: The world has looked away, but Sudan’s civilians can’t wait any longer | Editorial

A brutal war has been fuelled by outside powers. Diplomatic efforts must be intensifiedWhen the history of the 21st century is written, the name of El Fasher will surely appear on its bleakest pages. The besiegement of the city by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has lasted more than 500 days. Families are surviving on animal feed. An estimated 260,000 civilians face a terrifying choice: to stay and die of starvation or in an airstrike – or attempt to flee and face rape, robbery and death.El Fasher is the last major city in Darfur still defended by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) – and allied fighters – in the bloody and unrelenting struggle with the RSF, which has lasted almost two and a half years. Yet a conflict that has created the world’s largest humanitarian crisis has remained largely ignored as the wars in Ukraine and Gaza have consumed international attention. In the runup to the UN general assembly in New York last week, the US finally appeared to be ma...

Politics

5 d. ago UK households asked to prepare WW3 survival kit to 'last three days' by EU

The kit should include bottled water, torches, matches energy bars and ID documents as well as cash and playing cards in the event of a future conflict

Events

5 d. ago All UK households warned to prepare WW3 survival kit to last families three days

The European Union has urged all citizens to prepare a survival kit for use in extreme emergencies, that includes bottled water, torches, matches and energy bars in case of an attack

Events

7 d. ago Deadly clashes between Ecuador prison gangs sees inmates decapitated

Two prison riots have erupted in Ecuador within a matter of days, increasing the death toll in prisons to 500 since 2021. Families rushed to SNAI prison to find out if their loved ones were dead or alive

Events

7 d. ago Jack Russell Terriers 'longing to be loved' await forever home at Dogs Trust Glasgow

Skipper and Patsy have both spent over 500 days in kennels waiting to meet their forever families.

Politics

8 d. ago King Charles and Prince William spend 'father and son' time together in Balmoral for third year in a row

The Prince of Wales travelled to Aberdeenshire on Tuesday afternoon to spend 'an informal few days with his father privately' after meeting families of the girls killed in the Southport attack.

Politics

8 d. ago In pictures: Families flock to Lanarkshire museum's first Dog and Duck Day

Visitors from across the country enjoying performances from Indian Runner Ducks and brilliant Border Collies of the Drakes of Hazard troupe.

Politics

8 d. ago A death from heart disease takes place every three minutes, charity warns

Every day, around 480 families across the UK will lose a loved one to cardiovascular conditions such as heart attack and stroke

Events

1 week ago ‘A heavy burden’: Belém residents evicted in rush for profits from Cop30 rentals

As the Brazilian city prepares to host 50,000 delegates, local people are being pushed from their homesThe two-bedroom apartment in Belém became Suelen Freitas’s home in 2020, when she moved her family to the same building as her elderly mother. On the edge of the Amazon rainforest, it was where her story played out for five years, from enduring the Covid pandemic, to watching her two children get into the university.But in March everything changed. An eviction notice gave them and their neighbours 30 days to vacate their apartments. One by one, all 12 families were forced out. “It was very painful,” Freitas said. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago John Swinney told 'hang your head in shame' as families stuck in temporary accommodation for 600 days

Families who find themselves reliant on temporary accommodation as a result of being made homeless face a long wait to be rehomed.

Politics

2 w. ago 'Beautiful' Peak District walk with 'outstanding scenery' is great for families

The reservoir and moorland offer a beautiful autumn day out for families looking for an outdoor adventure

Politics

2 w. ago Richard Madeley takes break from Good Morning Britain 'to compose himself' after tear

The programme marked a historic day for the bereaved families, who have campaigned for decades to secure justice for the 97 Liverpool fans killed in the 1989 tragedy.

Politics

3 w. ago Fairview International School Bridge of Allan invites families to September Open Day

Fairview International School in Bridge of Allan is welcoming prospective students and families from Stirlingshire and surrounding areas to its upcoming Open Day on Saturday 20 September, from 10am to 1pm.

Society

3 w. ago AD FEATURE: Fairview International School invites families to September Open Day

The school in Bridge of Allan is welcoming prospective students and families to its upcoming Open Day on September 20

Society

4 w. ago Trump set to host US tech leaders at Rose Garden – minus Elon Musk

Tesla CEO’s absence is marked departure from his constant presence at the White House in early days of Trump 2.0When Donald Trump hosts leaders from the US’ biggest tech companies at a lavish Rose Garden dinner on Thursday night, there will be one notable absence. Elon Musk, once inseparable from Trump and a constant, contentious presence in the White House, will not be in attendance.The dinner, which will include Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft’s Bill Gates, Apple’s Tim Cook and OpenAI’s Sam Altman, is exactly the type of event where Musk would have sat at Trump’s right hand only a few months ago. Instead, the Tesla CEO stated on his social media platform X that he was invited but could not make it. He said he planned to send a representative. He spent the day on X posting a familiar stream of attacks on immigration and trans people. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago Blockbuster ‘Night at The Movies’ Bonfire Spectacular returns to Edinburgh this November

Following a sell-out first year, Scotland’s biggest bonfire night celebration, Fawkes Festival, is to make a blockbuster return to the Royal Highland Centre this November as it brings together thousands of families and friends for a one-day-only spectacular of live entertainment, dazzling performances, and a firework display like no-other. General ticket sales are now available.

Events