5 h. ago 'Cash for council houses scam' busted: Two 'corrupt housing officers' at Labour authority are arrested after 'taking bungs to allocating hundreds of properties'

The corrupt housing officers allegedly demanded cash for properties before wrongly issuing hundreds of social homes in the east London borough of Barking and Dagenham.

Society

18 h. ago Military barracks plan to end asylum hotel use being drawn up by new Home Secretary

Defence Secretary John Healey confirmed that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) is working with the Home Office to help find places to house asylum seekers to speed up hotel closures

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42 h. ago Watch Gorillaz' official video of playing debut album in full at London 'House Of Kong' residency

Watch Gorillaz' official video of playing debut album in full at London 'House Of Kong' residency  NME

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43 h. ago ‘Corrupt' housing officers suspected of fraudulently allocating hundreds of east London council homes for cash

Police make arrests amid investigation into four-year east London housing 'scam'

Society

54 h. ago Two arrests after 'several hundred' council homes fraudulently allocated at East London council

Two arrests after 'several hundred' council homes fraudulently allocated at East London council  My London

Society

63 h. ago Revealed: 'Corrupt' housing officers suspected of allocating hundreds of east London council homes for cash

Police make arrests amid investigation into four-year east London housing 'scam'

Society

3 d. ago Spiders are enticed inside in September by 1 thing most households will have

Spider season is officially in full swing and UK households are sharing their homes with 50 of the eight-legged creatures.

Politics

4 d. ago Cracker Barrel sales slid immediately after political backlash on logo change

Cracker Barrel executives reportedly spoke to the White House and told Trump officials the president’s commentary convinced them to reverse course on its logo design

Politics

4 d. ago 'Absolute scandal' over Scots psychiatric unit for children facing 'cruelty' allegations

EXCLUSIVE: Alex Cole-Hamilton branded the lack of official accountability over Skye House in Glasgow as an "absolute scandal".

Science

4 d. ago Government is way behind its 1.5m homes target: Can it still be done?

The government is falling drastically short of its housebuilding targets, figures from the Office For National Statistics (ONS) suggest. 

Politics

5 d. ago Viral video of item being thrown from White House window sparked wild conspiracies. Officials explained

A strange object being thrown from the second-floor of the White House sparked a wide-range of conspiracy theories

Politics

5 d. ago Donald Trump reveals how he found out 'he is dead' in dig at Joe Biden

US President Donald Trump addressed the wild rumours that he was dead as he made a highly-awaited announcement from the White House's Oval Office this afternoon

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5 d. ago Argentina couple under house arrest amid search for painting stolen by Nazis

Daughter of former Nazi official and her husband to be questioned after raid on home failed to find masterpieceA federal court in Argentina has ordered house arrest for the daughter of a former Nazi official and her husband after a raid failed to locate a painting stolen from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam.Authorities raided a home in the coastal city of Mar del Plata last week after a Dutch newspaper identified a painting seen in a real estate photo as an Italian masterpiece registered on a database of lost wartime art. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Readers' Letters: Edinburgh City Council could solved Swinney's cash problems

A reader has advice for John Swinney as he stares into a financial black hole

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5 d. ago Readers' Letters: Edinburgh City Council could solve Swinney's cash problems

A reader has advice for John Swinney as he stares into a financial black hole

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5 d. ago Aberdeen office housing Acorn carbon capture firm for sale at £1.9 million

“Aberdeen is emerging as the most liquid market in Scotland, with buyer and vendor expectations broadly aligned” – Matthew Park, partner at Knight Frank

Economics

5 d. ago How Trump brought the golden touch to the White House: President's 'goldening' of the Oval Office has seen ceiling and fittings given new look, gold trophies brought in... and even gold coasters!

Every president has, of course, put their own spin on the Oval Office. But Trump has taken inspiration from his own property portfolio and painted every decoration a bright gold colour

Politics

5 d. ago Donald Trump set to make special announcement at the White House today

US President Donald Trump is set to make a special announcement in the Oval Office today, the White House has confirmed - but opinion is split on what he is going to say

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5 d. ago ‘Artefacts were just sitting in suitcases in people’s homes’: the London museum preserving Somali culture

The UK’s first dedicated space for Somali heritage has built its collection from 15 years of donations. Culture House’s founders explain the power of giving a permanent home to a community’s heritage and hopesYou could probably walk right past Culture House without noticing it. Tucked away, just off the bustle of London’s Uxbridge Road, the building’s muted colours, simple sign and arched doorway give little away. Step inside, though, and you’ll soon be enticed by what is the UK’s first permanent exhibition and cultural space dedicated to Somali heritage.Officially opened last May, Culture House features a collection of over 150 artefacts, a rotating exhibition, poetry workshops and a digital archive. It has quickly developed a reputation as a hub for the UK’s Somali community, while drawing in curious visitors from outside the diaspora too. Non-profit group the Anti-Tribalism Movement, who lead the project, say the aim is to “celebrate, preserve and connect” Somali culture and comm...

Culture

7 d. ago Before and after: Trump’s extreme goldening of the Oval Office

An extravagant – and ongoing – makeover of the White House’s decor has taken place during the president’s second term. One colour theme stands outIn just seven extraordinary months, Donald Trump’s administration has left an unprecedented mark on the United States. From rewriting the rules of free trade to upending the norms of due process and challenging scientific orthodoxy, no corner of the country has remained untouched, including the president’s own centre of power: the Oval Office.Leaning into his former career as a real estate developer and hotelier, the president has, in his own words, applied some “Trump touches” to the room’s decor. The results have split opinions, with some calling the revamped office a symbol of America’s new golden age, while other have compared it to a professional wrestler’s dressing room. Continue reading...

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