A council leader struggling to find accommodation for nearly 500 households accepts more homes must be built, but says new targets will prove a "challenge". Stephen Robinson, the Liberal Democrat leader of Chelmsford City Council, said governments had failed over 30 years to build enough homes. The city has hundreds...

'We need more homes to ease the housing crisis'

Plans for 1,100 new homes which would see a village population increase by up to 70% have been approved. The development for West Winch near King's Lynn has been under discussion for more than a decade, and is part of a plan for 4,000 homes in the wider area. The...

More than 1,000 homes for village granted permission

New safety wardens hope to tackle low-level crime and threatening behaviour as some residents are "scared to go out at night". Wiltshire Police has been given £1m by the government to spend on areas that crime data shows are worst affected. Some residents said recent stabbings and other incidents...

Wardens tackle crime as residents 'scared to go out'

Wiltshire Council's latest planning committee meeting also debated transforming a farm into homes.

Care home to be built despite opposition

Residents have claimed piles of rubbish outside their homes has started to attract "rats the size of dogs". Bin collections in Middlesbrough have recently changed from weekly to fortnightly, prompting concerns from some about vermin. However, people in one neighbourhood in the town's Central ward told the BBC "disgusting" waste...

'Rats the size of dogs' outside rubbish-hit homes

The developer says a "significant proportion" of the new properties would be affordable homes.

Up to 400 homes planned for edge of town

Hundreds of tents have been left behind by campers attending Leeds Festival over the bank holiday weekend. Video shared on social media showed tents, airbeds and other items scattered across the Bramham Park site. Leeds City Council approved a number of applications from charities who planned to remove unwanted equipment,...

Hundreds of tents left behind after Leeds Festival

Amina's son left Senegal on a boat to reach Spain. His body was found off the Dominican Republic.

‘I found out that my son had died on social media’

Dr Christopher Ogbonna is suspended after pressuring patient to help with an assessment.

Doctor who asked patient to cry suspended

Key elements of plans for a living wage in Jersey have been announced. The Council of Ministers confirmed the minimum wage was due to rise from £11.64 to £13 per hour from 1 April 2025. This was in preparation for April 2026, when the council said it would...

Minimum pay to rise in living wage plans

Coffee County, GA

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Last week, two individuals from Coffee County were charged with trafficking methamphetamine following a search at a residence on Willacoochee Highway. On August 13, detectives with the Coffee County Drug Unit conducted an operation involving Charles Black, which led to a search of his residence on Willacoochee Highway. According to the report, Black left his residence before the warrant was served and was subsequently detained.

Two Charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine After Search in Coffee County

A motorcyclist has died in a crash with a car in Herefordshire. It happened on the A4112, near Kinnersley, at about 11:00 BST on Sunday, police said. West Midlands Ambulance Service said the motorcyclist, a man in his 20s, was being cared for by an off-duty doctor when crews arrived, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Motorcyclist dies in crash involving car

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

What exactly happened at a large gathering of migrants in Aurora last Sunday depends on who you talk to. And a showdown is imminent between City Council member Danielle Jurinsky and the Aurora Police Department, according to Jurinsky.

Migrant mayhem in Aurora? Showdown imminent between PD, council member Jurinsky

Application for homes, a children’s nursery, and a retail unit in Hempstead is set to be decided.

Decision expected on 450-home farmland development

Two and three-bedroom homes are planned for the Bilston site.

Old industrial units could be replaced with new homes

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Crisp County, GA

On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of 24 individuals following Operation Shyne Down. The GBI and other agencies served a total of 120 warrants on the suspects involved in the investigation, which targeted the criminal street gang G-Shyne Bloods and their involvement in criminal activities in Crisp County, Georgia.

Operation Results in More than 20 Charged with Gang Offenses, RICO, and more

A pram and drum-kit are among some of the items that have been dumped along a street in Bulwell.

Fly-tipping is 'out of control' say residents

The neighbouring hotel on the old A14 is advised to keep its doors and windows closed.

Former Burger King goes up in flames

A visitor to a country estate "strangled" one of the attraction's runner ducks after it was attacked by their pet dog, according the estate's owners. Julie Montagu, Viscountess Hinchingbrooke, said staff at Mapperton in Dorset were "deeply upset" after witnessing the incident at about 13:30 BST on Wednesday. She said...

Visitor 'strangled' country estate's duck

Los Angeles County, CA

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Actor Van Johnson, who died in 2007, was one of Hollywood's ideal films idols. In the 1940s, the charming screen icon was box office gold, and remained a popular presence on TV in shows like Murder, She Wrote (which starred his good friend Angela Lansbury).

The Secret Gay Life & Horrific Car Accident of Actor Van Johnson: 16 Years After His Tragic Death

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'We need more homes to ease the housing crisis'

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