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Repeal of water pollution rules won’t solve England’s housing crisis, say developers

Housebuilders welcome move but fear amending levelling up bill will cause months of delays

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove to tear up English water pollution rules despite sewage scandal

MICHAEL Gove is set to tear up environmental regulations protecting English rivers in the name of boosting housebuilding.

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak took helicopter to housebuilding visit where he defended government’s ‘green credentials’ – as it happened

PM flew to Norwich for the event where it was announced the government scrapping of nutrient neutrality rules

The Guardian - UK

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Michael Gove claims ‘Brexit freedoms’ mean pollution rules can be watered down

Housing secretary sparks environmentalist fury by ripping up so-called ‘nutrient neutrality’ rules

The Independent UK

England’s rivers at risk as Michael Gove rips up rules on new housing

Exclusive: Announcement set to anger environmentalists, but builders say nutrient neutrality laws are exacerbating housing crisis

The Guardian - UK

GCSE results 2023: how the qualification is failing disadvantaged young people

All the teenagers collecting their GCSE results this year have overcome significant difficulties. Their secondary school education has been thrown into upheaval by COVID-19: they have faced cancelled classes, have had to learn from home, have dealt with the social isolation and uncertainty of spending a significant part of their…

The Conversation

OPINION - Senseless, pointless and old-fashioned — so why do we cling on to GCSEs?

It can be hard to remember who the Education Secretary is. If you pop out to make a cup of tea you are liable to miss one. Since the last notable incumbent, Michael Gove, left the post in 2014 there have been a further nine education secretaries. Gillian Keegan, the…

Evening Standard

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Private school students in England twice as likely to earn top A-level grades as state pupils

Despite Tory pledges to close the attainment gap, this year’s results show it is widening

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove hires advisers to promote Union as independence spending attacked

THE UK Government is recruiting two policy advisors dedicated to help making the “benefits of the Union clear, tangible and understood”....

The National (Scotland)

Councils and police urged to ‘turn a blind eye’ to pubs opening early for World Cup final

The Independent UK

Women’s World Cup final: Police should ‘turn a blind eye’ to pubs opening early for England match

‘We wouldn’t think twice about doing it if the men’s team were playing a World Cup final’

The Independent UK

Government calls on councils to allow pubs to open earlier for World Cup final

Many pubs won’t be able to sell alcohol until half time

Evening Standard

Locals demanding answers over Crooked House pub urged to ‘be patient’

Crooked House pub, which was gutted by fire and then demolished, will ‘rise from the ashes’, MP says

The Independent UK

Row after just three affordable homes started in London last quarter

Criticism against the mayor was branded “utter nonsense” by a source close to Mr Khan, who said it had been impossible to start new affordable homes due to Government delays

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The Independent UK

Revealed: Scandal of renters facing deadly hazards in their homes

Exclusive: One in eight privately rented homes poses a serious health hazard, as government urged to clean up ‘Wild West’ sector by going after ‘slum’ landlords

The Guardian - UK

Reform grammar schools and ditch the GCSE treadmill – here’s how Labour can fix education in England

Conservative policies have trapped pupils in a zero-sum game. Ending unfair selection and rethinking exams could start to change this, says journalist Fiona Millar

The Guardian - UK

Shell urged not to demolish modernist HQ over carbon emissions fears

Architects, academics and climate activists launch campaign against plan to knock down five-storey building in Aberdeen

Evening Standard

Oxford Street demise fuelling surge in crime in famous shopping area, says Marks & Spencer executive

Nine people were arrested in chaotic scenes on the famous shopping street on Wednesday

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‘Stump up £2.2bn or London house building could grind to a halt’, Sadiq Khan tells Michael Gove

Sadiq Khan issues stark warning that capital’s housing crisis will worsen without £2.2bn in Government funding as developers down tools

The Conversation

Homelessness in England has reached record levels – here's why, and how to fix it

Record numbers of people are living in temporary accommodation in England, according to the UK government’s latest reported figures. Statistics on statutory homelessness show that in March 2023, 104,510 households – including over 131,000 children – were living in hotels, hostels, B&Bs and the like.

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: Why Rishi Sunak stopped worrying about the climate crisis

In today’s newsletter: The prime minister has tactically retreated from talking about the environment – but is it a route to electoral success?

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on why Michael Gove’s housing plans do little to help build a better Britain

The housing secretary is peddling the illusion that development can be kept away from the places where rural and suburban voters live

Evening Standard

Lib Dem council ‘defies government order to scrap four-day week’

South Cambridgeshire District Council to ‘push ahead with trial until next year’

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: The dire state of Britain’s social housing – and how to stop the rot

In today’s newsletter: Poor quality housing impacts the life chances and even the health of thousands – so why is it allowed to continue?

The Independent UK

Sunak threat to intervene on housebuilding in London sparks row with mayor Khan

Labour mayor Sadiq Khan said that under his leadership more homes had been completed in the capital than at any time since the 1930s.

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