Government accused of permitting a planning ‘free-for-all’ by allowing developers to convert office blocks into flats without the usual controls Labour has been accused of allowing developers to build a new generation of “slum” homes by converting office blocks into flats without planning permission. The controversial projects will boost Keir […]
Year: 2024
White paper paves way for London-style contactless-payment travel networks and unitary authorities to replace two-tier county and district councils Mayors of big cities and regions across England will be able to take control of rail services for the first time so they can tailor them to their areas’ economic needs, […]
Dominic Grieve, the former attorney general, tells the Observer he advised Tories to criminalise foreign agents in 2019 Prince Andrew may have been a victim of Chairman Mao’s ‘magic weapon’ Ministers failed to act on advice to tighten security laws that could have prevented an alleged Chinese spy from targeting […]
Campaigners fear lives could be put at risk as government sets record number of deportations The government has announced that it has deported almost 13,500 people since coming to power, something ministers say proves their tough approach towards migrants but which human rights campaigners have warned could put lives at […]
First Bus vehicle struck a railway bridge in Cook Street on the outskirts of the city at about 6pm on Saturday Eight people have been injured, including one who is in a critical condition, after a doubledecker bus hit a railway bridge on the outskirts of Glasgow, police said. Five […]
Exclusive: Abu Hassan al-Hamwi’s HTS group coordinated rebels to create a unified war effort that included a specialist drone unit Syrian rebels began planning the military assault that toppled the Assad regime a year ago, in a highly disciplined operation in which a new drone unit was deployed and where […]
Opposition needs ruling party support to suspend president over ‘insurrectionary’ martial law bid, while removal would need court approval South Korean lawmakers are due to convene again over whether to impeach the president, Yoon Suk Yeol, for his failed martial law bid. A week after the first attempt to remove […]
Ongoing infiltration by Salt Typhoon group has hit US telecoms companies and Trump, Vance and Harris Democrats and Republicans have come together in a rare moment of unity to condemn an espionage-driven Chinese infiltration of the US telecommunications system that has been called the worst hack in American history. Carried […]
Statement from the Duke of York says he met the businessman through ‘official channels’ and ‘nothing of a sensitive nature ever discussed’ The Duke of York has said he “ceased all contact” with the businessman accused of being a Chinese spy after receiving advice from the government. Prince Andrew met […]
Oscar Fairs was diagnosed with a rare tumour in August 2023 and died on Friday, the club say A teenage West Ham academy goalkeeper has died aged 15 after suffering from cancer. Oscar Fairs from Benfleet, Essex, was diagnosed with a rare 7cm ependymoma brain tumour in August 2023 and […]