7 h. ago Don’t cut London’s affordable housing quotas, Labour MPs urge ministers and mayor

Don’t cut London’s affordable housing quotas, Labour MPs urge ministers and mayor  The Guardian

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7 h. ago Will affordable housing be the casualty as London tackles its building emergency?

Will affordable housing be the casualty as London tackles its building emergency?  The Guardian

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15 h. ago MPs urged to confront royal family over Prince Andrew’s Epstein links

Calls grow for parliamentary rule changes to strip Andrew of titles and ask questions of royalsParliament is under mounting pressure to examine what the royal family knew about Prince Andrew’s links to Jeffrey Epstein and introduce a mechanism to strip him of his titles.There were calls on Sunday night for Andrew to face a police investigation and for ancient rules barring parliament from freely scrutinising royals and formally removing their titles to be revisited. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago A waiting list of thousands, and just five new homes for social rent: this city shows the depth of Britain’s housing crisis | John Harris

Liverpool was once praised for its tolerance, but housing shortages are driving fearful, unsettling behaviours – and people are blaming outsidersHere is the dream, if you can afford it: gleaming apartments, close to Liverpool’s waterfront, complete with penthouse swimming pools with views of the north Wales mountains, and sumptuous rooftop gardens. They are mostly bought by investors who then rent them to local professionals: three years ago, a report on early sales of flats in one development said that 40% of early buyers were from Australia, China or Singapore.Ten minutes’ walk away, you can witness a very different spectacle. Every Monday night, a charity called Liverpool In Arms hands out food in the city centre, to queues of people. Some are homeless; others have a house or flat to live in, but can’t afford to eat. While I was reporting on the city’s housing crisis for the Guardian’s video series Anywhere But Westminster, I watched its volunteers in action for the best part of ...

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69 h. ago London schools to get filters to cut classroom air pollution

London schools to get filters to cut classroom air pollution  BBC

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3 d. ago London developers told: Affordable homes target cut won't last forever

Percentage of new homes in capital required to be affordable will be cut from 35% to 20% - but only for a limited period

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3 d. ago Angela Rayner 'to make statement to MPs on resignation' after ministers urged her to make a comeback

Angela Rayner has kept largely out of the public eye since quitting for failing to pay the correct stamp duty on an £800,000 seaside flat.

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3 d. ago Labour 'will slash affordable housing targets' in frantic bid to meet pledge of 1.5million new homes

There is currently a requirement for developers to ensure 35 per cent of new homes in the capital qualify as affordable housing.

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4 d. ago London housing crisis: Affordable homes ratio 'to be slashed to 20%' after Sadiq Khan crisis talks

Mayor and Government set to announce that 35% rule will be ditched after housebuilding in the capital plummeted

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4 d. ago London Blue Topaz Engagement Ring, Oval Cut vintage Topaz Ring in Sterling Silver, Blue Topaz Wedding Ring Promise Ring, Blue Topaz Jewelry, Gift For Her

London Blue Topaz Engagement Ring, Oval Cut vintage Topaz Ring in Sterling Silver, Blue Topaz Wedding Ring Promise Ring, Blue Topaz Jewelry, Gift For Her  The San Joaquin Valley Sun

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4 d. ago 'This would be the biggest affordable housing scheme in Salford in 50 years'

Bosses behind the plans have spoken about how it could benefit the city if approved.

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5 d. ago Labour MPs urge Chancellor to scrap hospitality business rates plan

MPs have written to the Chancellor to warn that her reforms run the risk of business closures and job losses.

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5 d. ago Former Swansea playing field land earmarked for affordable housing

If given the go-ahead they'll be built next to a primary school

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5 d. ago The 17 places in Manchester where more than 700 new ‘genuinely affordable’ homes are planned – full list

It's part of a big drive to use council-owned parcels of land for affordable housing

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7 d. ago UK MPs urged to investigate TikTok’s plans to cut 439 content moderator jobs

Trade unions and online safety experts sign letter warning jobs losses could expose children to harmful contentTrade unions and online safety experts have urged MPs to investigate TikTok’s plans to make hundreds of jobs for UK-based content moderators redundant.The video app company is planning 439 redundancies in its trust and safety team in London, leading to warnings that the jobs losses will have implications for online safety. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Starmer faces Commons showdown as MPs set to grill him over collapse of adviser's China spy trial

Speaker Lindsay Hoyle is expected to grant an Urgent Question to the Conservatives on the issue when MPs return to Parliament this week.

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1 week ago Lego's Christmas range has dropped and it features a buildable gingerbread house for £35

Lego has finally launched its 2025 Christmas range with builds for all the family, and one of the best – and most affordable – ones to shop is a gingerbread house for £35

Economics

1 week ago Andy Burnham admits affordable housing targets for developers 'don't work'

The Greater Manchester mayor says the government should be building more council homes instead of relying on developers

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1 week ago Woman who cut down London yellow ribbons for Israeli hostages named

Woman who cut down London yellow ribbons for Israeli hostages named  London Evening Standard

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1 week ago I've never had the spare cash to install central heating in my house

We don't have central heating at all in our 18th-century house in the Cotswolds. It's a fact that never ceases to amaze people. Many seem to think I'm joking.

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