4 d. ago Martin Lewis urges 'four checks' for anyone paying Council Tax as UK households could be owed thousands

There are four reasons why you might be owed thousands back from Council Tax, according to Martin Lewis

Economics

4 d. ago This new London rooftop bar offers incredible views of the city

This new London rooftop bar offers incredible views of the city  City AM

Politics

4 d. ago Martin Lewis' Council Tax warning for anyone who has moved house this year

Money-saving guru Martin Lewis has urged all Brits who have moved house in the last six months to check their Council Tax band - as hundred of thousands of households are thought to be overpaying

Events

5 d. ago London council leader steps down following a damning report by housing regulator

Councillor Kieron Williams has resigned after months of criticism of his administration at Southwark Council

Politics

1 week ago Households can apply for new £200 cost of living payment in days

Birmingham Council will supply £ 200 cost of living payments to households in financial hardship. Applications for help are currently closed but will reopen in June

Economics

1 week ago Love Is Blind couple expecting first baby after getting married on Netflix show

Love Is Blind favourites Lauren Speed-Hamilton and Cameron Hamilton tied the knot after meeting on the Netflix reality show five years ago and have been going strong ever since.

Politics

1 week ago London mum and 4 kids housed 30 miles away in studio flat after council said 'wait for bailiffs'

London mum and 4 kids housed 30 miles away in studio flat after council said 'wait for bailiffs'  MyLondon

Politics

1 week ago Can the council make me sell my mother's bungalow to pay for care?

My mother may need sheltered housing in future. Could the council make me sell her bungalow, currently held in trust, to fund her care needs?

Politics

2 w. ago Russian millionaire blasted over 'Britain's most expensive council house' forced to make drastic move a year after listing four

EXCLUSIVE: The ordinary-looking four-bed suburban property in North London had attracted widespread mockery due to its eye-watering price tag when it was listed last year.

Society

2 w. ago East London council unveils major changes to housing service saying 'we know we got this wrong'

East London council unveils major changes to housing service saying 'we know we got this wrong'  MyLondon

Politics

2 w. ago White House conducting massive overhaul of National Security Council, officials say

President Donald Trump is ordering a massive overhaul of the National Security Council that will shrink its size and return many career appointees back to their home agencies

Events

2 w. ago Drastic cuts under way bending US national security council to Trump’s will

Staff to be cut as office meant to formulate national security policy is reduced to implementing the president’s ideas, under watch of trusted aidesThe Trump administration started to dramatically overhaul the White House national security council on Friday, preparing to reassign hundreds of staff and consolidating power with aides trusted by the president, according to people familiar with the matter.The changes involved downsizing the NSC to about 150 from 300 staff and cutting a number of committees. Most NSC staff are drawn from other parts of the administration including the Pentagon and the state department, and were expected to be sent back to their home agencies. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago The migrant tent cities springing up in the suburb where one in every 112 residents is an asylum seeker

Hillingdon had supported 89 asylum seekers out of every 10,000 residents at the end of last year - and residents say taxpayers' money which the council is having to pay to house them was 'disgraceful'.

Events

2 w. ago Oldham Council releases 'secret letter' over controversial housing scheme

Oldham council has released the second letter they sent to the government over Places for Everyone.

Politics

2 w. ago Thousands to get £100 in cost of living help as scheme reopens

In the recent extension of the Household Support Fund scheme, Hartlepool Council received £1.75million in funding and recently confirmed how it planned to spend it

Economics

2 w. ago As key Israel allies threaten action over Gaza catastrophe, Washington is largely unmoved

As Palestinians are told to evacuate before ‘unprecedented attack’, the White House continues to publicly back IsraelAs Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate Khan Younis in advance of what it calls an “unprecedented attack” on Gaza, much of Washington remains largely unmoved, even as Canada and European countries threaten “concrete actions” if Israel does not scale back its offensive.Despite reports of growing pressure from the Trump administration to increase aid into Gaza, where widespread famine looms, the White House continues to publicly back Israel. National security council spokesperson James Hewitt told the Guardian in an email: “Hamas has rejected repeated ceasefire proposals, and therefore bears sole responsibility for this conflict,” maintaining the policy stance inherited from the previous Biden administration despite mounting evidence of humanitarian catastrophe. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago A British couple are expecting their first baby... instead of planning for parenthood, they're fighting deportation from Australia

A Gold Coast couple says their protracted fight to stay in Australia has reached crisis point, just days before the birth of their first child.

Politics

3 w. ago Energy bill warning as expert urges households to make £200 check this month

Households still feeling the financial wrath of soaring energy bills and council tax are being urged to complete one simple check that could result in an average refund of £200

Events

3 w. ago UK households eligible for new cost of living support worth up to £500

The money is being distributed by Worcestershire County Council as part of the Household Support Fund scheme - we explain the full list of eligibility

Economics

3 w. ago Revealed: London boroughs plan to cut spending on council housing by £264million

Capital’s local authorities beg ministers to ‘stabilise the social housing sector’ as they prepare to make ‘deep cutbacks’

Economics