11 h. ago Sadiq Khan warned building homes on Green Belt will increase risk from heatwaves and wildfires

London mayor accused of ignoring advice of own climate change advisors

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17 h. ago Building homes on Green Belt will increase risk from heatwaves and wildfires, experts warn Sadiq Khan

London mayor accused of ignoring advice of own climate change advisors

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17 h. ago Value of 1m UK homes ‘has increased by at least half since pandemic’

Northern England and Wales are home to many of the house price hotspots since the pandemic, Zoopla said.

Events

7 d. ago Home buyer inquiries increase overall for first time this year

The June survey of property professionals marked the first time since December 2024 that buyer demand has moved out of negative territory.

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7 d. ago As much as £5bn needed to revive UK’s struggling high streets, study finds

Business rates cuts not enough as people in poorer areas simply ‘don’t have money to spend’, says Centre for CitiesAs much as £5bn is needed to revive ailing UK town and city centres, with areas including Bradford in Yorkshire, Newport in south Wales, and Blackpool in Lancashire having double the proportion of empty shops as London, a study has found.A report from the Centre for Cities thinktank showed that the health of high streets across the country has varied significantly, and called for authorities to focus on developing homes and high-paying jobs in central locations to increase local spending power. Continue reading...

Economics

7 d. ago Home buyer inquiries increase overall for first time this year – surveyors

The June survey of property professionals marked the first time since December 2024 that buyer demand has moved out of negative territory.

Politics

2 w. ago Households could receive £2,000 from water companies in first increase of compensation in quarter of a century

The government has announced the first increase in compensation rates in 25 years

Economics

2 w. ago Households to receive up to £2,000 in compensation for water failures

The government has announced the first increase in compensation rates in 25 years

Economics

2 w. ago EDF giving customers free electricity for Wimbledon finals weekend

Almost half of Britons are planning to watch the tennis finals from home, which means an increase in energy consumption

Economics

2 w. ago Expansion plan at Ayrshire nursing home in bid to improve quality of environment

Proposals have been lodged to increase the number of bedrooms within Dundonald House Nursing Home.

Politics

2 w. ago Housing red flag: Data show increase in cancellations of home purchase agreements versus a year ago

The latest sign of trouble in the U.S. housing market: A pickup in home purchase agreements falling through before they’re finalized

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3 w. ago I’m a queer Palestinian. Stop using my identity as cover for the destruction of Gaza | Jad Salfiti

Rightwingers in Israel and the US claim they are defending LGBTQ+ rights while Gaza’s people are killed. Don’t dare do this in our namePride has never been apolitical, but in recent years, particularly after the Israeli occupation’s onslaught on the Gaza Strip after 7 October 2023, the coalition of queer rights in the west has felt increasingly fractured.In Berlin, the city I call home, Pride events have splintered along political lines as Palestine has been a recurring point of contention. According to organisers of Internationalist Queer Pride Berlin (IQP Berlin), a split between two major alternative Pride events followed an incident in which the initial organisers called police to the event after participants expressed solidarity by chanting “free Palestine”. Meanwhile, at Berlin’s official Pride parade, attenders have previously waved rainbow and Israeli flags as they marched through Berlin alongside an Israeli embassy float.Jad Salfiti is a British-Palestinian video producer a...

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3 w. ago Almost half of Americans are reconsidering traveling overseas due to safety fears, poll finds

Fears of traveling internationally have increased for Americans who have only previously vacationed at home and those who have gone overseas before

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4 w. ago Warm Home Discount explained as 2.7million households set for £150 energy help

In new plans confirmed this week, an extra 2.7 million households will be entitled to the Warm Home Discount this winter - this would increase the number of eligible people to over six million

Economics

last month Number of homeless Americans over 55 set to triple in 5 years

The death of a parent or spouse is a major driver of homelessness among older individuals

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