11 h. ago Scotland being held back by chronic shortage of housing with calls for 25,000 new builds a year

A new report is calling for the SNP Government to commit to a new national target of building 25,000 new homes per year.

Politics

18 h. ago Major Whitehall buildings to be shut to shed 12,000 civil servant jobs in London

Major Whitehall buildings to be shut to shed 12,000 civil servant jobs in London  The Guardian

Events

45 h. ago Builder finds £47,000 cash hidden inside walls of his new home

Toño Piñeiro found six Nesquik cans filled with cash while doing some construction work on a house he bought in Lugo in northwestern Spain, but was left disappointed after trying to cash in the loot

Economics

7 d. ago Build 53,000 new jail spaces to protect the public, report urges, as 'hyper prolific' offenders with more than 45 convictions are let off with a slap on the wrist

A study by think-tank Policy Exchange warned that more jail space is required to protect the public.

Events

1 week ago Held in Hong Kong after dawn raids... the family of a Chinese dissident who joined mega

Carmen Lau, 30, a former politician who fled her native Hong Kong five years ago, joined 3,000 others at a rally in February against plans to build the 5.5-acre complex near Tower Bridge.

Politics

1 week ago Community activists putting pedal to metal in £175,000 Killin pump track fundraising

The £175,000 track project aims to build the facility both for the benefit of locals, but also to draw visitors and biking enthusiasts to the area.

Economics

1 week ago AP PHOTOS: Artists in this former pasta factory preserve Italian opera traditions

A faded, four-story building that was once a pasta factory now houses the warehouse and bustling workshop of the Rome Opera House. The building is home to a trove of scenic backdrops and 70,000 costumes from over a century of performances.

Culture

1 week ago All new homes to be fitted with solar panels as part of Government's net zero plans

It is estimated the policy will between £3,000 and £4,000 to the cost of building a property, but residents will save on energy bills

Politics

2 w. ago I've forked out £20,000 on renovating my ordinary 1930s house

I've paid thousands for advice to get planning permission, for a householder application, a planning portal processing fee - the list goes on.

Economics

2 w. ago Geri Horner is embroiled in another battle with neighbours over plans to build £30,000 horse exercise pen at her Grade II

Geri Halliwell-Horner has irked neighbours yet again with plans to build a huge 77ft horse walker at her sprawling country estate. 

Economics

3 w. ago Developer's anger at Falkirk Council's £20,000 demand to build two houses

The council says the two houses are part of a larger site that could have more than 30 homes built on it eventually.

Economics

4 w. ago Major Florida grower plans to build new community after ending citrus operations

One of Florida’s biggest citrus growers plans to build a 3,000-acre community in southwest Florida, just months after announcing it is abandoning its citrus growing operations at the end of this year’s season

Politics