35 h. ago All the key developments planned for Greater Manchester this week

These are all the significant plans submitted to councils across Greater Manchester recently

Politics

41 h. ago Doomsday prepper gets set to hunker down off grid in shipping container in Scotland

Web developer, Mike, 40, who goes by the handle UKUrbanPrepper, is planning to go off grid in Scotland this year with his family - and he has a strong community to help him

Politics

49 h. ago The first 150 homes of 1,050 for a new Greater Manchester neighbourhood

Councillors approve detailed plans for phase one of big development

Politics

62 h. ago The US government is effectively kidnapping people for opposing genocide | Moira Donegan

Rumeysa Ozturk, a visa holder, was snatched off the streets by Ice agents and sent to a detention center 1,000 miles away for opposing war crimes in GazaThe abductors wore masks because they do not want their identities known. On Tuesday evening, Rumeysa Ozturk exited her apartment building and walked on to the street in Somerville, Massachusetts – a city outside Boston – into the fading daylight. Ozturk, a Turkish-born PhD student at Tufts University who studies children’s media and childhood development, was on her way to an iftar dinner with friends, planning to break her Ramadan fast.In a video taken from a surveillance camera, she wears a pink hijab and a long white puffer coat against the New England cold. The first man, not uniformed but wearing plain clothes, as all the agents are, approaches her as if asking for directions. But he quickly closes in and grabs her by the wrists she has raised defensively toward her face. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Plans to introduce synthetic pitch and play park at playing fields in Inchinnan

Inchinnan Development Trust has applied for planning permission for the project at India Tyres Playing Fields.

Politics

4 d. ago Stockpile 72 hours of supplies in case of disaster or attack, EU tells citizens

Bloc’s first preparedness strategy urges people to prepare for floods, fires, pandemics or military strikesPeople in the EU are being advised to stockpile enough food, water and essentials for 72 hours as part of a European strategy that aims to increase readiness for catastrophic floods and fires, pandemics and military attacks.Outlining its first preparedness strategy, the European Commission said it wanted to encourage citizens to take “proactive measures to prepare for crises, such as developing household emergency plans and stockpiling essential supplies”. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago Nearly 50 new homes planned for Cumnock as former transport depot earmarked for development

Livingston-based firm, Rosewood Homes & Properties Ltd, hope to build new homes at the site, along with the construction of roads, footpaths, car parking and drainage.

Politics

4 d. ago Donald Trump's trade tariffs plan could smash Rachel Reeves' hopes of a UK economic recovery as experts warn trade war would cut growth and raise inflation

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) warned that if the protectionist US plan developed into a full-blown global trade war it could reduce UK GDP by a full 1 per cent on its own.

Economics

6 d. ago Foreign Office urges Brits in Turkey to 'leave the area' in urgent travel warning

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has issued a travel warning to Brits planning to travel to Turkey, or those already in the country urging them to "leave the area"

Events

6 d. ago British peacekeeping troops in Ukraine must have ‘lawfare’ protection, MPs told

The UK is working with allies to develop plans for troops to be deployed to safeguard any peace deal between Ukraine and Russia.

Politics

6 d. ago Camden Film Quarter Moves Forward: Soundstages, Screen Academy & Studio Tours Planned For London Development

Camden Film Quarter Moves Forward: Soundstages, Screen Academy & Studio Tours Planned For London Development  Deadline

Events

6 d. ago People in Perth and Kinross urged to contribute to the latest local development plan

Councillors said community involvement in shaping Perth and Kinross' future was "vital"

Politics

8 d. ago We stopped a developer building 300 new homes in our village... but they got revenge in a VERY spiteful way

Villagers in South Stoke, nestled in the heart of the countryside just outside of Bath, have long been at war with developers over plans to tear up the fields as part of a controversial housing development.

Politics

9 d. ago Luxury brands in UK warn copyright plan puts £125billion growth in danger

Britain's £81billion luxury goods industry has attacked Labour's plan to overhaul copyright law to let AI developers use material without paying as a 'damaging proposal'.

Economics

1 week ago The major TraffordCity developments planned as part of £1bn transformation to area

There are major housing and business developments in the pipelines for Trafford in the year ahead - including hundreds of new homes in a luxury waterfront development

Economics

2 w. ago Keir Starmer announces Ukraine development as peacekeeping plans advance

UK military chiefs and allies will meet Thursday to advance peacekeeping plans for Ukraine, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer urges Russia to engage in ceasefire negotiations.

Politics

2 w. ago Plans lodged for nearly 40 new affordable homes on outskirts of Dumfries

Building Craftsmen Ltd have submitted plans to develop part of the old Heathhall Technical College site.

Politics

2 w. ago Lancashire cricket club slams hotel developer for 'unacceptable' plans

Novotel's big scheme looks set for approval

Society

3 w. ago Labour set to slash number of official bodies that get a say in planning decisions in bid to unlock more development

The Government will consult on removing Sport England, the Theatres Trust and the Garden History Society from the list of 'statutory consultees'.

Events

3 w. ago Fears grow families could be turfed out of their homes with their apartments 'facing demolition' because developers built block of flats without correct planning permission

Families are living in fear they could be kicked out of their homes as the council refuse retrospective planning permission for an illegally-built block of flats.

Society