Govt: £2bn for affordable housing
Ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Statement later today, the government has announced an extra £2 billion to support affordable and social housing schemes..
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Self-defeating war on non-doms
Britain, in its infinite wisdom, has finally stood up to the non-doms. The message? “Take your billions, your ballet funding, your school endowments,.
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Bombshell blunder by Trump team
In a revelation that stunned both security experts and seasoned spin doctors, top US officials – including the Vice-President and Defence Secretary –.
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1.2m worse off after welfare changes
The Resolution Foundation think-tank estimated that the government’s proposed changes to the benefit system will leave as many as 1.2 million people £4,300.
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Knighthead buys stake in Panthers
Knighthead Capital, owners of Birmingham City Football Club, has acquired a significant stake in the Birmingham Panthers netball franchise. The Panthers are one.
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Driver-less shuttles at NEC
Autonomous vehicles are being trialled at the NEC in Solihull. Visitors are being offered lifts on the self-driving shuttles during busy events. The.
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War on bats, newts and clipboards
In a bold act of 21st-century conservation, the UK government has chosen to preserve nature by… bulldozing it. That’s right – ecologists, brace.
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Midlands Mayors join forces
The Mayors of the West and East Midlands today signed an agreement to work closer together for the mutual economic benefit of both.
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Reports don’t fix potholes
Talking a good game. Blagging. Spouting hot air. Nothing is more infuriating than politicians and bureaucrats blame-shifting and giving breezy platitudes about how.
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Turkey: Erdogan’s rival arrested
The mask has slipped in Ankara. And in its place? A performance of power so brazen, it barely pretends to be anything else..