South Korea's Lee threatens action against Ukraine over transfer of North Korean soldiers

Birmingham City Council has begun comparing its social housing records with Airbnb listings to identify properties being advertised without permission, as part of a national data-sharing initiative to tackle tenancy fraud. The programme follows a recent agreement between the Cabinet Office and Airbnb aimed at identifying social housing tenants who illegally sublet their properties on…

Everything’s fine! Take it from the cofounder of Palantir. In an X post on Saturday, Joe Lonsdale brushed aside the salient worry that advanced AI systems could cause mass human extinction, a concern that numerous engineers and leaders from frontier AI labs have raised in recent days and weeks. “The world is going to be alright,…

A new choice-led shared ownership model could contribute towards the government’s target of 1.5 million homes by adding 30,000 a year, a homebuilder has said. Vistry published a white paper on the shared ownership model, which is currently under development and being informed by discussions with the National Housing Bank and policymakers. Choice-led shared…

Thousands of homes could be built closer to train, tram and underground stations under new planning rules designed to accelerate housing delivery in well-connected areas. The changes, announced by the government as part of an overhaul of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), would introduce a default presumption in favour of housing developments within…

Processing Content Key insight: Nine out of 12 reserve banks allowed bank-appointed directors to participate in the search process for community representatives. The system also lacked a policy for disclosing conflicts of interest by presidential search firms. Expert quote: “The board’s lack of written guidance has led to reserve banks developing varied selection processes and…