13 h. ago Plans to deliver public space where Brown Institute once stood in Renfrew put forward

Project intends to "honour legacy" of former B-listed building in Canal Street and create "vibrant area" for community.

Events

4 d. ago Small suburban home where David Bowie grew up and wrote his first chart hit Space Oddity is set to be opened to the public

The interior of the house in Plaistow Grove in Bromley, south-east London, will be restored to how it was when the teenage songwriter was living there in the 1960s.

Events

4 d. ago Planning application paves the way for 67 new homes in West Lothian

The site is currently allocated for residential development in the West Lothian local development plan and will deliver much-needed multi tenure family homes for West Lothian.

Politics

5 d. ago Builders suffer biggest slump since Covid in blow to Labour's plans to deliver 1.5m new homes

Housing activity in the construction sector was the weakest since May 2020 as experts warned tax hikes and red tape have 'smashed sentiment'.

Society

6 d. ago North Korea leader Kim Jong Un drives pallet truck to plant tree at memorial service

Kim Jong Un paid a visit to a memorial for fallen North Korean soldiers, where he delivered a tree for planting via a pallet truck.

Politics

7 d. ago Spring statement to take place on March 3, Rachel Reeves tells MPs

The Chancellor said the Government only plans to deliver ‘one major fiscal event a year’.

Politics

2 w. ago What happened next: the Oasis comeback – and how it transformed a hill in Manchester

When the band played their homecoming shows, the city council attempted to discourage ticketless fans from an area that became known as ‘Gallagher Hill’. But, realistically, nothing could keep them away ...‘If you lot are listening on the hill Bring It on Down,” Liam Gallagher said from the stage, dedicating the Oasis track to ticketless fans who had gathered in Heaton Park. When the band played their run of Manchester homecoming shows in July, an estimated 10,000 people made their way to what became known as “Gallagher Hill” over the five-night run.The Manchester shows were the only UK gigs that took place in a public space, as opposed to stadiums. Manchester city council had warned those without tickets to stay away, going so far as to erect another fence to block the view when word began to spread that people were gathering. But all attempts to discourage them were futile, as word about the “electric” atmosphere spread on social media. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago A brief encounter, two attacks and then a break in investigations into the Brown and MIT shootings

Investigators are still trying to figure out much of what Claudio Neves Valente was doing in New England in the weeks before they say he opened fire in a Brown University lecture hall and later killed a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor

Events

3 w. ago Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing is found dead, officials say

Officials say a man who is suspected in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University and in the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor has been found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility

Events

3 w. ago How 1 anonymous tipster cracked the Brown University shooting case

Law enforcement officials say an anonymous tipster known only as “John” helped crack the case of two Brown University students' deaths and the wounding of nine others

Events

4 w. ago Delivery driver's alleged plan to deal with 'massive backlog' divides opinion

A delivery driver faced with a 'massive backlog; has allegedly come up with an unconventional way to make sure people get their packages - but people are divided on the idea

Economics