3 d. ago Wife of crime boss 'Hotdog' will be forced to live in tent as illegal scrap yard shut down

Mary Smith, 48, said she will be forced to move out of her eight-bedroom house and live in a tent after an eviction order was granted.

Events

4 d. ago DVLA issues fresh alert to drivers over simple changes that require immediate action

The DVLA has reminded motorists to update their address details if they've moved house - and it's quick and easy to do online. Here's what you need to know

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5 d. ago Budapest’s young people are joining the ranks of generation rent | Csaba Jelinek

Sell-offs of public housing and the right’s promotion of home ownership has left too many unable to afford accommodationCsaba Jelinek is an urban sociologist based in BudapestWhen I left my family home to study at university in 2007 and moved to downtown Budapest, housing costs were hardly a topic of conversation among my friends. I rented rooms in centrally located flats for £80-£100 per month. Fast forward to 2025 and a similar room in a shared flat would set you back at least £200 – double the price of 15 years ago. Talk to anyone in their 20s in Budapest today, and the deepening housing crisis will inevitably come up as one of the defining struggles of their lives.The statistics paint an equally grim picture. Between 2010 and 2024, Hungary saw the largest increase of the housing price index among EU member states. While the EU average rose by 55.4%, Hungary’s housing price index rocketed by 234%. Meanwhile, per capita net income only grew by 86% in the 2010s. Budapest, the capit...

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6 d. ago Trump bill latest: ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ moves forward as Republicans narrowly pass House rule vote

President’s megabill facing further opposition in House in key procedural vote after narrowly passing Senate on Tuesday

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7 d. ago Trump ditches plans to move FBI out of DC and is instead ready to house them in old USAID headquarters

The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center will now house the FBI

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7 d. ago Senate passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax and spending bill

Landmark legislation to extend tax cuts and reduce spending on healthcare now moves back to the House

Economics

7 d. ago East Sheen house which was home to a Cold War spymaster and Olympic medallist for sale for £5m

Bevis Reid and Harold Taplin Shergold, who caught the British double agent George Blake, moved to the house in the 1960s

Economics

8 d. ago Trump expected to sign executive order to lift some sanctions on Syria

The US president is to issue an order cancelling a 2004 declaration, in move to stabilise country’s new governmentDonald Trump is expected to issue an executive order to lift some financial sanctions on Syria in a move that the White House says will help stabilise the country after the ousting of Bashar al-Assad.The US was expected on Monday to “terminate the United States’ sanctions programme on Syria”, a White House spokesperson said, cancelling a 2004 declaration that froze Syrian government property and limited exports to Syria over Damascus’s chemical weapons programme. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Are rents affordable in Amsterdam? Not if you are a newcomer | Amber Howard

The city was once the pinnacle of inclusivity, with working- and middle-class people alike living in social housing – then the private landlords arrivedIn this series, writers discuss the causes of – and solutions to – the housing crisis in key European citiesWhen I moved to Amsterdam, I felt incredibly lucky to find an illegal six-month sublet 15 minutes by bike from the centre, secured through a friend of a friend. The cost was €1,000 a month – a bargain by market standards but still well over double what my downstairs neighbour, Henrika, paid under the lifelong social housing contract she had obtained four decades earlier.In the intervening years, Amsterdam had shifted from a pinnacle of inclusivity and progressive housing politics to one of Europe’s most unaffordable markets. In the last year, Dutch house prices have surged by more than 10%, homelessness has risen by more than 20%, and rents in the private rental sector have climbed by more than 7%.Amber Howard is a researcher i...

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2 w. ago Households urged to move bird feeders immediately to one secure place

Garden-owners have been urged to move bird feeders as temperatures continue to soar across the UK - otherwise birds risk overheating in search of their next meal

Politics

2 w. ago House Democratic veterans back moves to limit Trump’s military authority

Letter from 12 members demanding congressional approval for war follows Trump’s unauthorized bombing of IranUS politics live – latest updatesA group of 12 House Democratic military veterans have thrown their weight behind efforts to constrain Donald Trump’s military authority, announcing they will support a War Powers Act resolution in response to the US president’s go ahead for airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.The veterans – some of whom served in Iraq and Afghanistan – were strongly critical of Trump’s decision to launch what they called “preventive air strikes” without US congressional approval, drawing explicit parallels to the run-up to some of America’s longest recent wars. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago May home sales barely move as high mortgage rates, prices, weigh on housing market

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes edged higher in May, as stubbornly high mortgage rates and rising prices made homebuying less affordable even as the inventory of properties on the market continued to increase

Economics

2 w. ago MPs voting on legalising assisted dying following emotive debate – UK politics live

The terminally ill adults (end of life) bill will either clear the House of Commons and move to the Lords, or fail completelyMPs have gathered in the House of Commons for the third reading of the assisted dying bill. If approved, it will then go to the House of Lords.There will also be four votes in the Commons on changes within the bill since it was last put to MPs in November.The terminally ill adults (end of life) bill has huge implications for hospices, our staff, volunteers and patients, as well as the health system and society more broadly. But there are still many unanswered questions around how a future assisted dying service would work.Given this lack of clarity we welcome the introduction of new clause 20, which would require the government to consult with palliative and end of life care providers if the bill progresses. It is vital that the access of palliative and end of life care for everyone is increased, and for that we need a better funding model for hospices. Contin...

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2 w. ago Best show nominee Sam Nicoresti returns to the Fringe with 'Baby Doomer'

Described as “simultaneously smart and silly” by Chortle, Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year Winner and Chortle Best MC Nominee Sam Nicoresti returns to Edinburgh Fringe from 30 July to 24 August (except 11th) at 5.40pm at Pleasance Bunker 2 with Baby Doomer (Best Show Nominee Leicester Comedy Festival 2025), a show about losing your mind and finding the perfect skirt suit. In the summer of ‘23, following a sartorial emergency in a TK Maxx changing room and a stressful house move a whole minute round the corner, the acclaimed comedian and burgeoning trans icon lost their mind.

Politics

2 w. ago White House moves to keep costly, dirty, unneeded Michigan coal plants open

One plant produces more arsenic pollution than any other in US, and the other has been slated for closure since 2021The Trump administration is moving to keep open two Michigan coal plants that emit about 45% of the state’s greenhouse gas pollution, which opponents say is an indication of how the US president plans to wield his controversial national energy emergency executive order.Already, the US Department of Energy (DoE) has ordered the JH Campbell coal plant on Lake Michigan to remain open beyond its 31 May closure date, while the administration is expected to prolong the life of the Monroe power plant on Lake Erie, currently scheduled to begin closing in 2028. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago MPs debate assisted dying bill ahead of crunch vote – UK politics live

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will either clear the House of Commons and move to the Lords, or fail completelyMPs have gathered in the House of Commons for the third reading of the assisted dying bill. If approved, it will then go to the House of Lords.There will also be four votes in the Commons on changes within the bill since it was last put to MPs in November.The terminally ill adults (end of life) bill has huge implications for hospices, our staff, volunteers and patients, as well as the health system and society more broadly. But there are still many unanswered questions around how a future assisted dying service would work.Given this lack of clarity we welcome the introduction of new clause 20, which would require the government to consult with palliative and end of life care providers if the bill progresses. It is vital that the access of palliative and end of life care for everyone is increased, and for that we need a better funding model for hospices. Contin...

Politics

2 w. ago Elon Musk savages White House 'snake' behind sinister move that led to First Buddy's fall out with Trump

Sergio Gor, who feuded with Musk during his time atf DOGE and reportedly killed Musk's preferred nominee for NASA administrator, is accused of not being vetted before taking the job.

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2 w. ago Parliament bell ringer rips out neighbour's gate but insists he's in the right

A judge ordered 65-year-old Parliament bell ringer Adrian Udal to pay a couple £10,000 after his 'unjustifiable and unneighbourly' move to dismantle their house gate

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2 w. ago Five ways Australians’ spending, housing and dating habits have changed over the last 25 years

New lifestyle data shows how young people are living with their parents for longer and have fewer partners – while older generations are splurgingAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe way Australians live has changed in the last 25 years, as soaring house prices have forced some young people to live with parents longer, and others to move rentals more often.New research from the e61 Institute breaks down why some Australians are more reluctant to move house, while consulting firm KPMG has looked at how household spending has changed by generation. Each explored data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Miss Wales finalist who won £6m Omaze house still waiting to move in three months later

Vicky Curtis-Cresswell won the luxury house in Norfolk in March

Economics