Budget to increase cash for social housing and give England’s mayors more powers The Budget will provide more than £1 billion for social and affordable housing and give England’s mayors and regional leaders greater powers and funding. The money will take funding for the 10-year social and affordable homes programme to more than £40 billion.
Storm Boelo: Travel disrupted and events cancelled as UK hit by wind and rain Amber weather warnings have come into force as the worst of Storm Boelo could be set to hit parts of the UK. Storm Boelo’s winds will peak from Saturday evening, leaving areas in the warning zone including Scotland, parts of Northern
More than 400,000 protest across France Clashes erupted as a mass march drew to a close in Paris on Saturday, a week after widespread rioting and looting. More than 400,000 people rallied across France over school funding and soaring living costs, mounting a fresh challenge to President Emmanuel Macron’s government. The Paris march began peacefully,
Northern Olympics project to get £7 million study in Budget A £7 million fund will be used to examine the potential for a future Olympics bid by northern England. Chancellor John Healey will use his Budget on Wednesday to announce a full feasibility study for a Northern Games. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said an Olympics
Met Police did not share Thomas Markle Sr claims with other law enforcement The Metropolitan Police confirmed it passed a letter featuring claims of alleged offending outside the UK by Meghan’s father Thomas Markle Sr to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex but did not share details with other law enforcement agencies. The force said
Government signals end to ‘business as usual’ for water firms The Government is to make an unprecedented intervention in the process to set water bills, with Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle expected to get involved in the regulator’s next price review. She said she was “drawing a line under years of failure” and vowed to
Police deploy in big numbers and museums shut as France braces for more protests Major museums in Paris closed and authorities deployed a sizable police force for a round of new protests on Saturday across France, hoping to prevent a repeat of last week’s violent unrest that shocked the country. Scenes of looting, burned-out cars
Tea drinking may be good for your heart, researchers in China say Tea drinking is good for your heart, researchers in China have concluded. A new study looking at drinking tea and the risk of vascular disease (VD) in 485,934 people in the country found an 11% reduced risk among regular tea-drinkers. VD can include
William jokes about dreams of becoming a DJ and being mistaken for Prince William joked about being mistaken for Purple Rain singer Prince and his childhood dreams of becoming a policeman or DJ during a surprise appearance on The Graham Norton Show. The Prince of Wales appeared on an Earthshot Prize edition of the chat
UK to set up AI ‘biosecurity lab’ to detect risks of future pandemics A new “biosecurity lab” will seek to use AI to protect against potential future pandemics as part of a package of investment in the technology, Chancellor John Healey has announced. Backed by up to £200 million from OpenAI and Anthropic and £100