“Pretty diabolical” – The BBC speaks to people in Sydney about Australia’s housing crisis Buying or renting a home has become unaffordable for the average Australian, driven by a perfect storm of astronomical house prices, relentless rental increases and a lack of social housing. With less than a month until the federal election, housing remains...
Parents who said their councils had illegally reduced services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have lost their High Court battle. The claim was brought against Devon County Council and Bristol City Council’s involvement in multimillion-pound rescue packages from the government – known as Safety Valve agreements. Parents claimed the deal involved...
Coleen Rooney’s lawyers did not commit misconduct over her costs in the so-called Wagatha Christie row with Rebekah Vardy, a High Court judge has ruled. Mrs Vardy sued Mrs Rooney for libel in 2022 but lost. The pair are now locked in a further battle over how much Mrs Vardy should pay in legal costs....
What a set of fixtures the Championship has thrown up at 12:30 BST with a huge amount riding on them for five of the six teams in action. Automatic promotion-chasing Leeds United travel to relegation battlers Luton Town for a contest with permutations at both ends of the table. The Whites will be keen to...
A new Gallup survey finds 11 percent of US adults can’t access quality care and can’t pay for care or medicine. Lack of access to health care has hit a new high in the U.S., with over a third of Americans now unable to access quality care due to cost, new West Health-Gallup polling finds....
Donald Trump has said he “couldn’t care less” if carmakers raise prices after his 25% tariffs on foreign-made vehicles comes into effect. Some analysts have warned that Trump’s charges on businesses importing vehicles could lead to the temporary shutdown of significant car production in the US, increase prices, and strain relations with allies. But speaking...
Julia Gregory BBC News, South West Janet Kipling Caroline Harlow will be High Sheriff of Devon for a year Devon’s new High Sheriff has pledged to use her year in office to highlight gambling addiction and tackle reoffending. Caroline Harlow was declared for the royal appointment at a ceremony in Exeter Cathedral on Friday. The...
The WH Smith name is set to disappear from UK High Streets after 233 years after the firm agreed to sell its shops to Hobbycraft-owner Modella Capital. The sale, which values the chain at £76m, does not include the WH Smith brand, its travel shops at airports and railway stations or its outlets in hospitals....
