Labour would force landowners to sell plots at below market value to boost housebuilding, if the party wins the next general election: According to The Times: Lisa Nandy, the shadow levelling-up secretary, is understood to be drawing up plans that would change how land is valued when acquired through compulsory purchase orders (CPOs). These can … Read more
A couple has told the BBC that they are losing sleep over concerns that their wedding will be cancelled if the hotel they booked is used to house 300 asylum seekers. According to The BBC: Miriam Williams, 37, and fiancé Liam Martin, 40, from Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, have paid £2,000 towards their October wedding. They are … Read more
More than 90 schools are at risk of closure due to low pupil numbers, falling birth rates and an exodus from cities caused by the cost of living crisis. According to LBC: Schools are funded per pupil, so lower enrolment numbers mean less money – which can lead to schools struggling to survive. Some 88 … Read more
The Prime Minister has said that Professor Kathleen Stock has a right to be heard ahead of her speech at the Oxford Union this evening. Rishi Sunak has urged students to engage with the feminist academic’s views even if they disagree with her. According to The Telegraph: Prof Stock, who believes trans women are not … Read more
A former Chinese government scientist has told BBC News that Covid-19 may have leaked from a laboratory. Prof George Gao was head of China’s Centre for Disease Control (CDC). He played a key role in the pandemic response and efforts to trace its origins. According to the BBC: China’s government dismisses any suggestion the disease … Read more
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