53 h. ago ‘I like the weird and the offbeat’: the rise of the UK property guardians

Older people from more diverse backgrounds are now taking advantage of reduced rents in often unusual spacesA top-floor, open plan property in a trendy east London neighbourhood would be expected to set you back thousands of pounds a month, but Luke Williams is paying just a fraction of that.The 45-year-old programme manager is one of a growing number of professionals turning to property guardianship – a housing arrangement where people can live in vacant buildings in exchange for reduced rent. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago CBB's JoJo Siwa's partner's awkward cheating comments as fans say 'This didn't age well'

Celebrity Big Brother star JoJo Siwa's growing bond with housemate Chris Hughes has caught attention of fans in recent days as questions have been raised over their connection

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9 d. ago Britain needs houses, and Labour’s bold plan will address that. But it may require more migrants | Polly Toynbee

Ministers are ready to be relentless over planning reform. There is a skills gap though – and they must be brave enough to fill itAmid the shock of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) halving its growth forecast last month, one remarkable finding gets too little attention. It predicts housebuilding will rise to its highest level in 40 years, adding 0.2% growth or £6.8bn by 2029-30, potentially rising to more than 0.4% by 2034-35. The government has said that housing scores the biggest positive growth effect from a “zero-cost policy” the OBR has ever forecast.This is especially remarkable given that 2024 saw the fewest planning permissions granted for new homes for a decade, and the worst on record, according to the Home Builders Federation (HBF). Planning applications plummeted when the last government scrapped councils’ mandatory housing targets, but since Labour reimposed a national planning policy framework, applications in the works have risen by more than 160%.Polly Toyn...

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9 d. ago JoJo Siwa's partner looks downcast as CBB star forms flirty bond with Chris Hughes

Celebrity Big Brother star JoJo Siwa's partner, Kath Ebbs, was pictured at their Sydney home looking downcast while JoJo's in the CBB house growing closer to Chris Hughes

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1 week ago ‘The goal of a protest song is to make people feel strong and alive’: Ani DiFranco on Broadway, Fugazi and 30 years of activism

The singer-songwriter answers your questions about 90s gigs with Tori Amos, her ‘humbling’ run in Hadestown and keeping hope alive in the Trump eraPlease talk about growing up in Buffalo, New York – the music scene there, and becoming an emancipated adult at 15. AugustoMAs a child, I befriended Michael Meldrum, a local troubadour. He brought me around to his gigs and coffee houses. That was a cool, unique way to grow up, beside this alcoholic artist who hopped from girlfriend to girlfriend’s house. He he was smart and so well informed when it came to music.I was his shadow between the ages of nine and 13 or 14 or so. Beyond that, we parted ways. So when I was an emancipated minor at 15 and going into the adult world, it was with no protector by my side. I was out there in bars, on my own, running the open mic, playing gigs. I had an after-school job – I was trying to finish high school. I never managed to grow a thick skin; I’m still very open and porous. Somehow I survived all thos...

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1 week ago Celebrity Big Brother's Chris Hughes speaks out on 'real' relationship with JoJo Siwa

Chris Hughes has spoken out on his relationship with JoJo Siwa on Celebrity Big Brother, as the pair have grown extremely close during their time in the CBB house.

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1 week ago UK house price growth accelerates as buyers ‘rushed’ to beat stamp duty rises

Across the country, house prices were higher in February, compared with a year earlier.

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1 week ago UK inflation falls to 2.6%, increasing pressure on Bank to cut interest rates

March annual rate comes before expected rise because of household bills going up this monthBusiness live – latest updatesUK inflation dropped to 2.6% in March, increasing the pressure on Bank of England policymakers to cut interest rates next month.Prices growth was weak ahead of an expected rise in April as households begin to pay higher council tax and utility bills, as well as an uncertain outlook posed by Donald Trump’s tariff war. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trisha Goddard shares heartbreaking Celeb Big Brother admission after cancer treatment

Celebrity Big Brother star Trisha Goddard flippantly noted 'I've survived worse' amid her terminal cancer diagnosis as she spoke to Angellica Bell about the growing tensions in the house

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1 week ago Celebrity Big Brother stars turn on JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes as hand message exposed

Celebrity Big Brother's JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes have seen their bond grow over the last week - and it looks like their housemates are fed up of the pair

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1 week ago ITV Celebrity Big Brother fans 'solve' JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes' secret code in 'weird' scene

ChrisHughes and JoJo Siwa have grown very close in the Celebrity Big Brother house, with some viewers questioning their bond and branding it "weird".

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1 week ago Donald Trump will NOT return Kilmar Ábrego García who was wrongly deported to gang prison

Kilmar Ábrego García was wrongly deported to El Salvador, where he is currently housed at a notorious gang prison, but pressure grows on Donald Trump to "facilitate" the man's return

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2 w. ago Bristol XL Bully attack: Neighbours recall chilling noises as dog mauled woman in home

Neighbours living near the house in Bristol recalled hearing a dog 'growling' and sounds of screaming after an XL Bully attack, which has left a woman in her 40s with 'life changing' injuries

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2 w. ago Ed Sheeran says he doesn't want his kids to grow up in the 'Richie Rich house' after his wife stopped him from building a bowling alley in his back garden

He's worth £300 million, has a pub on his Suffolk estate and multiple multi-million properties around the world. But Ed Sheeran says he doesn't want his kids to grow up in the 'Richie Rich house'.

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2 w. ago Scott Bessent takes the lead as Trump advisers spar over tariffs

US Treasury secretary’s growing role marks shift away from White House’s trade hardliners

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3 w. ago Trump and Musk denounced as thousands protest in cities across US: ‘The politics of Mussolini’

Protesters flooded the streets in hopes of stopping what one dubbed ‘the most brazen power grab in modern history’

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3 w. ago Thousands in Spain join nationwide march to protest against housing crisis

Organisers say 150,000 joined protest in Madrid urging the government to ‘end the housing racket’ and to demand access to affordable housingTens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Spain in the latest protest against housing speculation and to demand access to affordable homes.Organisers claim that up to 150,000 joined the protest in Madrid while smaller demonstrations were held in about 40 cities across the country. Protesters from Málaga on the Costa del Sol to Vigo in the Atlantic northwest chanted “end the housing racket” and “landlords are guilty, the government is responsible”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Spaniards march across 40 cities to protest the growing housing crisis

Protesters have returned to the streets across Spain in anger over high housing costs with no relief in sight

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3 w. ago Rock band Muse postpone Istanbul show over promoter comments about anti

Turkish fans had urged the rock band to cancel the show as thousands of citizens protest the recent arrest of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu

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3 w. ago Where are house prices rising most? This Lancashire borough saw 12% spike in a year

Nine out of the 10 local authorities with the biggest house price growth are in the midlands, north of England or Scotland.

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