5 h. ago London boroughs seek ‘funding firepower’ to tackle housing crisis through investment in existing estates

London boroughs seek ‘funding firepower’ to tackle housing crisis through investment in existing estates  London Post

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39 h. ago Big Short investor Michael Burry shutters hedge fund after big bets against AI giants

A hedge fund manager made famous for major bets against the US housing market ahead of the 2008 financial crisis is set to close his firm.

Economics

40 h. ago Homelessness is increasingly hard to ignore – unless you are the Labour party | Simon Jenkins

The government is focused on building new homes for floating voters, while landlordism is discouraged and homes stand empty As opera-goers trooped into the London Coliseum this week, three helpless drunks were camping on the adjacent front steps. One was struggling to stop another pulling down his trousers – or possibly helping him. In Chandos Place around the corner, half a dozen more were bedding down out of the rain. Over the road, staff at the hallowed St Martin-in-the-Fields homeless charity were under siege.There is only one housing crisis. It is not the lack of somewhere nice to live. It is the lack of somewhere to sleep. Rough sleeping is vagrancy, and illegal in England and Wales under the Vagrancy Act. It means the police can “move you on”. The government promised to “develop a new cross-government strategy” to “put Britain back on track to ending homelessness” in its election manifesto, so next spring it is scrapping the 19th-century act. Rough sleeping will be decriminal...

Society

69 h. ago Building apartment projects near public transit helps address housing crisis, combat climate change

Quantavia Smith, who was often homeless for a decade, now has a studio apartment in Los Angeles with easy access to public transit

Society

69 h. ago The rapid rise of renters in their 60s: ‘I hate the idea of house

It is often assumed that people of retirement age will no longer have housing costs to cover. But for a significant and growing group, this is far from the caseNow that she is retired, Deborah Herring’s days are hers to fill – usually with leisurely walks, museums and trips to the theatre. But she still manages to spare a thought for her ex-colleagues at the private boarding school where she taught religious studies for 14 years. “In their nice, expensive Oxfordshire village, I think they’d be frankly horrified about my situation,” she says with a laugh.Horrified that a few weeks ago she came home to find two strangers asleep on her sofa; horrified that she has to put up with an overflowing litter tray belonging to a cat that isn’t hers; above all, horrified that at the age of 65, she is about to leave a two-bedroom flatshare to move into a four-bedroom one where she will “probably be living with people whose combined age is less than my own”. Continue reading...

Society

4 d. ago Parents are wasting toddlers' 'magic years' feeling 'harassed and worried' because they work too much, expert warns

Eva Lloyd, Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood at the University of East London, said juggling work and home pressures 'interferes' with parents' enjoyment of the pre-school years.

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4 d. ago Pressure grows for release of penguins ‘trapped’ in London aquarium basement

Pressure grows for release of penguins ‘trapped’ in London aquarium basement  CNN

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4 d. ago Pressure grows for release of penguins ‘trapped’ at London aquarium

Pressure grows for release of penguins ‘trapped’ at London aquarium  CNN

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4 d. ago Homeless refugee applications from outside Scotland soar by 250% in Edinburgh

Scottish Labour says the rise is ‘further evidence’ the SNP is mishandling Scotland’s housing crisis

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5 d. ago ‘Young audiences are less scared of it’: why London jazz clubs are expanding and thriving against the odds

As the Jazz Cafe and Ronnie Scott’s expand, and Blue Note eyes its arrival, proprietors say there’s an energy in the scene – but financial pressures remainAs small gig venues around the country nervously eye their futures amid rising utility prices and a cost of living crisis, one corner of the live music scene seems to be thriving: London’s jazz clubs.The Jazz Cafe is extending its Camden venue and opening an east London location, Ronnie Scott’s is being refurbished, and New York’s iconic Blue Note club, which has already spread to Japan, Brazil, Italy and China, will open its first London venue next year. And while financial pressures remain, a host of other, smaller venues are bringing in vibrant new audiences. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago London seven times more reliant on temporary housing than rest of UK as homelessness soars

The number of households experiencing homelessness in the capital increased from 61,000 to 83,000 between 2020 and 2024 - a rise of 35%

Politics

5 d. ago ‘Similar pressure to London’: the housing crisis reaches Newcastle

‘Similar pressure to London’: the housing crisis reaches Newcastle  The Guardian

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6 d. ago BBC crisis recap: White House gloats as director general Tim Davie quits over Trump speech row

Yesterday evening Mr Davie admitted he had to 'take responsibility' and that 'mistakes had been made' after the documentary, 'Trump: A second Chance?' was aired on the BBC.

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6 d. ago Almost 300,000 families 'experiencing the worst forms of homelessness', major report shows

Housing charity Crisis says this includes people being forced to sleep on the streets and in unsuitable temporary accommodation such as nightly-paid B&Bs and hostels

Society

6 d. ago BBC crisis live updates: White House gloats as DG Tim Davie quits over Trump speech row

This evening Mr Davie admitted he had to 'take responsibility' and that 'mistakes had been made' after the documentary, 'Trump: A second Chance?' was aired on the BBC.

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7 d. ago Normal but high blood pressure in younger people ‘may raise heart attack risk’

A study found that high blood pressure was linked to reduced blood flow to the heart at age 77.

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8 d. ago Peckham planning inquiry cuts to heart of debate around London’s housing crisis

Peckham planning inquiry cuts to heart of debate around London’s housing crisis  Southwark News

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8 d. ago London families wait 18 years for council home as Government tells Sadiq Khan: 'Build, baby, build!'

Labour MPs spell out full extent of London housing crisis as 330,000 families seek permanent home

Politics

9 d. ago 'Moving to Islington is impossible for an ordinary person,' local MP Emily Thornberry tells Parliament

London MPs lined up during a debate in the Commons to highlight the scale of the housing crisis facing the capital

Politics

1 week ago HMP Wandsworth: Inside 'inhumane' prison at centre of wrongly freed inmates scandal

The notorious South London prison has been under public pressure in the past, with serious issues raised in past and recent reports, and a high-profile sex scandal hitting the courts in 2024

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