14 h. ago Neighbours' planning row as couple build huge 'luxury shed' in their garden

The couple submitted a retrospective planning application for the outbuilding and decking which drew six objections from two properties, while two neighbours from one household supported the application

Politics

14 h. ago Neighbours complain to council as couple build huge 'luxury shed' in garden

The couple submitted a retrospective planning application for the outbuilding and decking which drew six objections from two properties, while two neighbours from one household supported the application

Politics

21 h. ago Neighbours complain to council after couple erect huge 'luxury shed' in their garden

The owners told how they only realised planning permission was required when they were contacted by Monmouthshire County Council's planning department earlier this summer, which had launched an investigation following a tip-off from a local

Politics

6 d. ago Controversial plan to build huge solar farm in Welsh village refused

Plans had been submitted to build the Craig y Perthi solar farm in Bishton

Politics

6 d. ago Best bedding sets: From luxury brands to quality affordable bedsheets

Pillow and duvet sets with cloud-like comfort

Politics

7 d. ago Flash sale alert! DUSK slashes bed frame prices to £49 for a luxury hotel look

With up to 85% off, is this the home deal of the year?

Economics

9 d. ago Lady Mary Charteris angers neighbours by painting her London terraced home bright pink as they complain to the council about her

Lady Mary Charteris angers neighbours by painting her London terraced home bright pink as they complain to the council about her  Daily Mail

Society

1 week ago What the datacenter boom means for America’s environment – and electricity bills

In this week’s newsletter: from Google to Amazon to OpenAI, the economic and climate cost of datacenters continues to grow• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThe headlong rush to build huge new datacenters, in order to support the growth of AI, is raising a number of concerns in the US – around the impact upon the climate crisis, water use and electricity bills. It’s also set to reshape American politics in potentially unusual ways.Companies such as Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, Amazon and Meta are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into new datacenters that will form the backbone to the surging use of AI by businesses and the public.Bird migration is changing. What does this reveal about our planet? – visualisedTowns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at riskThe plastic inside us: how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and mindsDatacenter emissions probably 662% higher than big tech claims. Can it kee...

Science

1 week ago ‘The city that draws the line’: one Arizona community’s fight against a huge datacenter

Questions grow over water and energy costs of warehouse of computers in Sonoran desert – but will Project Blue be stopped?A company’s opaque plan to build a huge datacenter outside Tucson, Arizona has roiled the desert city over the past few months, the latest US community to push back as tech companies aggressively seek to build out infrastructure for cloud computing and to power the AI boom.The proposed datacenter, known as Project Blue, would span 290 acres in Pima county, and become the biggest development ever in the county, or anywhere in the southern part of the state. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Ukraine 'will use Tomahawks to destroy huge Russian drone factory where 20,000 North Koreans build weapons once Trump gives the green light'

Ukraine will use long range Tomahawk missiles to destroy a vast Russian drone manufacturing plant employing tens of thousands of North Korean slave labourers.

Events

2 w. ago How much noise can you legally make in your garden? Expert weighs in on debate

A gardening expert has explained how much noise you can make in your garden legally, and when your neighbours have the right to complain

Politics

2 w. ago Furious couple get home to find council installed bus stop at end of driveway

Christopher Harris and Michelle Smith were aware of plans for a bus stop in their street but were shocked to find it had been placed at the end of their driveway

Transport

4 w. ago Furious neighbours complain about 'annoying and intrusive' noise – from a library

Locals have blasted the “bloody racket” regularly coming from Taunton Library in Somerset, forcing them to close windows and doors

Politics

4 w. ago Furious couple blocked into their drive after blundering council paints bus stop directly outside

Christopher Harris and Michelle Smith, from south Wales found the bus stop painted outside their drive when they returned from work last month having been told it would placed further up the road.

Transport