14 h. ago George Michael's £10m London mansion 'gets modern makeover' after his sister was granted planning permission despite protests from locals

Yioda Panayiotou, who is the Wham ! star's only living sibling, was given ownership of the property following the singer's tragic death on Christmas Day 2016 at the age of 53.

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14 h. ago George Michael's £10m London mansion 'gets modern makeover' after his sister was granted planning permission d

George Michael's £10m London mansion 'gets modern makeover' after his sister was granted planning permission d  Daily Mail

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31 h. ago List of child welfare research grants marked for termination in mistaken HHS email

An employee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent an email Wednesday that mistakenly included plans to terminate more than 150 research grants related to child and family well-being

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3 d. ago Gianni Versace exhibition to feature pieces worn by Princess Diana and Kate Moss

The exhibition at Arches London Bridge will open on July 16.

Politics

3 d. ago Government unveils plans to expand options for home heating grants

Air-to-air heat pumps and heat batteries could be made eligible under the boiler upgrade scheme.

Politics

1 week ago Poet accuses acclaimed artist of using his work without consent: ‘Not solidarity, this is theft’

Aamir Aziz says Anita Dube used lines from his protest poem in artwork without credit or permission

Politics

1 week ago William and Kate's incognito Easter: Couple attend service in Sandringham with Carole and Michael Middleton, Charlotte, George and Louis

The royal couple, along with Kate's parents and Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte , nine and Prince Louis , six enjoyed a service at the Royal Sandringham estate in Norfolk.

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2 w. ago Britain needs houses, and Labour’s bold plan will address that. But it may require more migrants | Polly Toynbee

Ministers are ready to be relentless over planning reform. There is a skills gap though – and they must be brave enough to fill itAmid the shock of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) halving its growth forecast last month, one remarkable finding gets too little attention. It predicts housebuilding will rise to its highest level in 40 years, adding 0.2% growth or £6.8bn by 2029-30, potentially rising to more than 0.4% by 2034-35. The government has said that housing scores the biggest positive growth effect from a “zero-cost policy” the OBR has ever forecast.This is especially remarkable given that 2024 saw the fewest planning permissions granted for new homes for a decade, and the worst on record, according to the Home Builders Federation (HBF). Planning applications plummeted when the last government scrapped councils’ mandatory housing targets, but since Labour reimposed a national planning policy framework, applications in the works have risen by more than 160%.Polly Toyn...

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2 w. ago Plans to convert Paisley office building into aparthotel get green light

Planning permission has been granted to convert the upper floors of a property on Glasgow Road into an Aparthotel

Society

2 w. ago Scottish school prepares for court battle over plans for battery storage site

The plans were initially turned down but then granted by the Scottish Government on appeal.

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3 w. ago MPs to vote on whether to grant government control of British Steel and save Scunthorpe plant

Emergency legislation paving the way for nationalisation will go before Parliament

Politics

3 w. ago Plans for modular building with office facilities at Paisley's Underwood Road depot approved

Bid for permission – submitted by Portakabin Scotland on behalf of Renfrewshire Council – was granted by planning department.

Politics

3 w. ago Martin Kemp confesses 'I don’t think I’m married' leaving son Roman horrified

Martin and Shirlie Kemp married in St Lucia in 1988, after being encouraged to meet by popstar George Michael, but the pair made a confession about their wedding day to son Roman

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3 w. ago Infamous bathroom where George Michael was arrested for 'lewd act' undergoes radical transformation

It's one of the most infamous public bathrooms in the world, becoming a pop culture pitstop and a local Beverly Hills landmark following British superstar George Michael's 1998 arrest.

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3 w. ago ‘The police were scared there would be riots’: When Wham! took Western pop to China 

The CIA wanted them to spy as well as perform. The Communist Party insisted that fans were not to dance to them or learn their ways. Forty years ago, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley were the first Western band to tour China – Mark Beaumont revisits an event that influenced both Cantopop and the rebellion in Tiananmen Square

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