33 h. ago Monster paedophile banned from multiple parks, housing estates and streets until 2045

Steven Loveridge mapped the movements of young girls and used dice and playing cards to play a warped game of chance to determine his victims and the kind of offending he would carry out

Events

44 h. ago Work to begin on Stirling Council's first new primary school in 30 years

Corbiewood PS will serve the 800-home South Stirling Gateway housing estate, with completion for the project expected in time for the 2026/27 academic term.

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68 h. ago Armed cops swarm Manchester street as school locks down amid 'man with knife' reports

Police rushed to the scene of the Manchester suburb of New Moston with officers reportedly 'all over' nearby Nuthurst Road, Moston Lane East and Parkhurst Avenue

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8 d. ago Dark history of abandoned town ‘like Chernobyl’ where 70,000 homes stand frozen in time

The housing estate of Tlajomulco de Zúñiga has become a no-go area, with gang violence a regular feature of an abandoned project that is now crumbling into the ground

Culture

1 week ago The new housing estate sparking parking fears in one Greater Manchester town

Despite complaints from local objectors, the new housing development on the old police station site will go ahead

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1 week ago Princess Diana's brother Earl Spencer 'stunned' after fire rages at Althorp Estate where she's buried

A fire broke out at the Spencer family's ancestral estate, Althorp House, where Princess Diana is buried. Earl Spencer revealed that a farmhouse on the estate has been “burnt down by vandals”

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1 week ago Now it's the DIMBYs! Villages at war over 2,000 house housing estate they DO want to be built in their back yards

Small communities normally fight tooth and nail to avoid massive developments. But council tax revenue has attracted Swanton Morley and Hoe and Worthing in Suffolk.

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1 week ago The social housing estate in the heart of Prestwich where tenants stay for decades

One of the country’s smallest housing associations runs a single ‘sought after’ estate in Prestwich where tenants stay for decades

Politics

1 week ago Polish presidential candidates hold rival rallies in Warsaw before runoff election

Candidates representing sharply divergent visions for nation’s future are neck-and-neck in pollsTens of thousands of people in Warsaw have taken part in duelling political marches, led by the two men vying for the Polish presidency in a 1 June runoff election, which is expected to be close and consequential. Many of those who joined Sunday’s marches had travelled from across Poland, a country of nearly 38 million people, not just to support a candidate but to rally behind sharply divergent visions for the nation’s future.At the head of one march was Rafał Trzaskowski, 53, the pro-EU mayor of Warsaw who supports abortion rights and LGBTQ+ inclusion. He is a close political ally of the Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, who has led a centrist coalition government since late 2023. During a speech to a huge crowd, Trzaskowski laid out his vision for a Poland that is inclusive and vowed to work to help develop industry as the nation continues a economic transformation into a regional ec...

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2 w. ago ‘I like making people do a double take’: Darren Soh’s best phone picture

By rotating the picture 180 degrees, the photographer produced an abstract image of the Potong Pasir housing estate in SingaporeOne morning, Darren Soh drove to the Potong Pasir housing estate in Singapore to take some photos. His initial focus was on the buildings themselves: the government-built blocks, dating from 1984, are characterised by their ski slope-style roofs.“We only get two kinds of weather in Singapore – rainy and overcast, or sunny and warm,” Soh says. “This day was in the latter category. The puddle wasn’t made from rainwater, but a jet-wash machine. A community basketball court was being cleaned. As an architecture photographer, I usually make images with correct perspective, but on this occasion I wanted to see if I could create something more abstract.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago My wife insists on showing potential buyers around our house

We've lived in our house for decades but now need to downsize. My wife likes to show buyers around the house, but we've had zero offers.

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2 w. ago The vision for huge housing estate in Greater Manchester suburb

The first phase of the masterplan has been lodged with the local authority

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2 w. ago Company secures landmark letting to Druids Golf at Livingston industrial hub

The five-year, six-figure deal will see the unit, at Houston Industrial Estate in Shairps Business Park, Livingston, serve as the central operational hub for the rapidly growing e-commerce business as it continues its rapid expansion across the UK and internationally.

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3 w. ago Fury at 'eyesore' 200ft tall Chinese supermarket warehouse towering over housing estate

Furious resident have hit out at a 200ft Chinese supermarket warehouse towering over their homes as they claim the building becomes bigger every time they leave their homes.

Events

3 w. ago LIVE: We try the commute from Manchester to Liverpool by train after huge vision unveiled

Andy Burnham says the current rail infrastructure is 'outdated' and reaching its capacity as he calls for a new train line to be built

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