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Targets for affordable housing on greenbelt weakened in English planning reform
Lower-grade land will be classed as ‘grey belt’ and open for redevelopmentFinancial Times - 2h -
Housing plans not war on rural England, says minister
Matthew Pennycook says development will be focused on areas where housing is least affordable.BBC News - 3h -
Boosting Cyprus' defense is key so close to the war-wracked Mideast, defense minister says
Cyprus' defense minister says that bolstering the defense capacity of the east Mediterranean island nation by getting new armaments is critical for a country so close to the war-wracked Middle EastABC News - 2d -
Starmer's plan to solve housing crisis faces first big test
Keir Starmer has vowed to beat building "blockers" but can he override stiff local resistance?BBC News - 6h -
Syria’s acting finance minister pushes plan to revive war-torn economy
Riad Abd El Raouf, who served in former regime, says rebels to reopen border crossing and review Russia and Iran dealsFinancial Times - 7h -
Minister warns prison space may run out despite expansion plans
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood says "building alone is not enough" to deal with the overcrowding crisis.BBC News - 1d -
Interim Syrian prime minister vows to provide basic services, elections planned
Syria's new interim prime minister, Mohammad al-Bashir, is calling for Syrians who fled the country to return home after the toppling of Bashar al-Assad's regime. Bashir has been appointed by rebel ...CBS News - 1d -
The western myth of the ‘guy we can do business with’
Assad, Putin, Gaddafi — the free world too often gets its hopes up about despotsFinancial Times - 1d -
Bank shares jump after UK court agrees to hear car loans appeal
Supreme Court grants lenders permission to challenge earlier rulingFinancial Times - 1d -
Heathrow predicts Christmas travel boom
UK airport forecasts record December as United Airlines expects festive surgeFinancial Times - 1d -
St Pancras owner lays out plan to boost Channel passenger numbers
Study shows it’s possible to increase capacity from 1,800 travellers an hour to nearly 5,000, says HS1Financial Times - 1d -
Court blocks The Onion’s attempt to acquire Infowars
Bid for Alex Jones’s conspiracy news site rejected by Texas bankruptcy judgeFinancial Times - 1d -
Minister warns prison space may run out despite expansion plans
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood says "building alone is not enough" to deal with the overcrowding crisis.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
BP and Shell rein in electricity ambitions to escape ‘valley of death’
Oil majors caught between pro-fossil fuel and pro-climate investors scale back $18bn power generation pushFinancial Times - 1d -
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk says negotiations over the war in Ukraine could start 'in the winter'
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk says negotiations over the war in Ukraine could start 'in the winter'ABC News - 2d -
Ukraine war briefing: Our war dead 43,000 and Russia’s 198,000 says Zelenskyy
Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggests foreign troops to protect Ukraine until it can join Nato; Ukraine’s president woos potential next German chancellor. What we know on day 1,021 . Volodymyr Zelenskyy ...The Guardian - 2d -
Trump outlines more plans for second term in White House
President-elect Donald Trump discussed tariffs, birthright citizenship and potential pardons for Jan 6, 2021, rioters during an interview regarding his first days in the White House for his second ...CBS News - 2d -
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England house prices ‘affordable’ only for richest 10% in 2022-23
Office for National Statistics data highlights property market pressuresFinancial Times - 3d -
Government needs to think like a start-up, says minister
Pat McFadden says the civil service needs more "disrupters" to come up with new ideas to problems.BBC News - 3d -
Planning reforms will end development chaos, says Rayner
Officials will be able to rubberstamp development plans without local authority permission under the changes.BBC News - 4d -
Assad and Syrian defense minister’s whereabouts unknown since last night, prime minister says
Assad and Syrian defense minister’s whereabouts unknown since last night, prime minister saysABC News - 4d -
As Russia and China Rewrite Rules of War, NATO Adapts Its Game Plan
Cyber and energy security are priorities for the alliance’s new leader, as member nations share more intelligence to protect critical infrastructure.The Wall Street Journal - 4d -
‘We’re devastated’: anger as Madrid backtracks on museum plan for site of Robert Capa’s famous civil war photo
Residential building attacked by Franco’s aircraft in 1936 may not become memorial, rightwing council suggests. Campaigners are urging Madrid city council not to abandon plans to create a museum ...The Guardian - 4d -
Major war could destroy army in six months, minister warns
The defence minister said Russia was suffering 1,500 casualties a day in its conflict with Ukraine.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
City minister warns FCA on ‘name and shame’ plans
Tulip Siddiq says UK financial watchdog should consider rowing back further on its proposals for company scrutinyFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
British army could be wiped out within six months of Ukraine-scale war, minister warns
Alistair Carns says a casualty rate similar to Russia’s invasion could lead to the army being ‘expended’ within six to 12 months. The British army would be wiped out in as little as six months if ...The Guardian - Dec. 4 -
Quebec sees spike in irregular crossings to U.S., public security minister says
Quebec Public Security Minister François Bonnardel said on Tuesday that the number of irregular crossings from Canada to the U.S. has jumped significantly in the last three years.Bonnardel met on ...Yahoo Sports - Dec. 3 -
Radical planning reform needed to hit 1.5m housebuilding target in England, Labour warned
Thinktank urges government to be ‘much more ambitious’ as actions so far are not enough to fulfil manifesto pledge. Labour will miss its manifesto target of building 1.5m homes in England before ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
Teacher's pay rise simply impossible, says minister
Paul Givan tells assembly members that the teaching unions have asked for a 13.5% rise in 2024-25.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
Incoming House majority squeezed by Trump's planned appointments
President-elect Donald Trump's selection of a number of House Republicans to fill top posts in his administration is pulling from an already shallow bench.CBS News - Dec. 2 -
Syria crisis due to Assad’s refusal to engage with opposition, says Turkish minister
Iran’s foreign minister blamed Israel’s intervention instead, but emergency talks in Ankara said to be ‘constructive’. Middle East crisis – live updates The crisis in Syria is the result of ...The Guardian - Dec. 2
