7 h. ago NYC's new socialist mayor uses chilling phrase while discussing Big Apple plans that conservatives say is code for COMMUNISM

Zohran Mamdani condemned individualism during his inauguration speech on Thursday afternoon, prompting backlash from the right.

Politics

26 h. ago Zohran Mamdani begins to crack his socialist whip as he begins term as most left

The new mayor headed straight for Brooklyn after his lavish 'block party' in Manhattan to issue several executive orders and announcing plans in support of tenants' rights.

Politics

58 h. ago Radioactive gas 'above recommended maximum level' found on set of BBC's Wolf Hall

The radioactive gas Radon was found on the location of the historical drama Wolf Hall on BBC and now planning permission has been applied for in order to remove the harmful gas from site

Politics

9 d. ago Solution to 'beaver dam' bridge desperately needed in village

A planning application to install rotating cylinders by the bridge was submitted nine months ago - this is what's happened since

Politics

1 week ago Property in Wishaw could be converted back to its prior use as convenience store

The council has received a planning application concerning the potential change of use of a two storey building in Cambusnethan Street to include a shop, with a supporting statement explaining this was the historic use of the property until 2002.

Politics

1 week ago Stadium improvement plan for Ayrshire football club is given the nod

Bosses at the West of Scotland Football League First Division club previously lodged a planning application with South Ayrshire Council, seeking permission to build the new 100-seater covered stand.

Politics

1 week ago King Charles is forced to repaint palace gates after tourists rub paint off

A planning application was lodged earlier this year to spruce up the gates, which are seen by thousands who take a trip to see the palace every year.

Politics

2 w. ago Brockwell Park festival organisers submit planning application for first time after controversy

Residents can have their say on Brockwell Live that features festivals such as Mighty Hoopla, Cross the Tracks and Field Day after legal challenge to events

Politics

3 w. ago ‘Censorship pure and simple’: critics hit out at Trump plan to vet visitors’ social media

Some warn proposal will decimate US tourism industry as free speech advocates say it will lead to people self-censoringFree speech advocates have accused Donald Trump of “shredding civil liberties” and “censorship pure and simple” after the White House said it planned to require visa applicants from dozens of countries to provide social media, phone and email histories for vetting before being allowed into the US.In a move that some commentators compared to China and others warned would decimate tourism to the US, including the 2026 Fifa World Cup, the Department for Homeland Security said it was planning to apply the rules to visitors from 42 countries, including the UK, Ireland, Australia, France, Germany and Japan, if they want to enter the US on the commonly used Esta visa waiver. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘It’s a breach of trust’: fear and frustration over countries’ push to return Syrians home

Syrians who have rebuilt their lives abroad face uncertainty over their futures amid hardening of attitudesTears of joy streamed down Abdulhkeem Alshater’s face as he joined thousands of other Syrian nationals in central Vienna last year. The moment they were marking felt like a miracle: after more than five decades of brutality and repression, the Assad regime had fallen.A day later, however, the ripple effects of what had happened 2,000 miles away in Syria were laid bare. A dozen European states announced plans to suspend asylum applications from Syrians, in a show of how western states are increasingly treating refugees as transients. As the fall of Bashar al-Assad collided with politicians’ quest to be seen as taking a hard line on migration, the lives of Syrians around the globe were plunged into uncertainty. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Tourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump plan

Proposed plan would apply to tourists of all countries, including those not required to get a visa to visit the USAll tourists to the United States would have to reveal their social media activity from the last five years, under new Trump administration plans.Customs and Border Protection (CBP), an agency under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), would also require any email addresses and telephone numbers visitors have used in the same period, and the names and addresses of family. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Synthetic sports pitch and footpath network plans at Inchinnan facility approved

Inchinnan Development Trust's planning application for project at India Tyres playing fields has been granted.

Politics

3 w. ago Plans to convert Johnstone engravers into dog daycare facility approved by Renfrewshire Council

K9 Haven's planning application for change of use in Laighcartside Street granted by local authority.

Politics

3 w. ago Caravan retailer in Wishaw permitted to convert premises into shipping warehouse

North Lanarkshire Council has approved a planning application from Duncan Caravan and Camping which requested the change of use at its showroom and shop in Waterloo.

Events

4 w. ago Sarah Beeny holds showdown talks with council over her illegally built £3m 'mini

The presenter has been locked in a six-year battle with local residents and Somerset Council over planning applications to completely overhaul the rural estate she bought for £3million in 2018.

Economics