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More than 56,000 primary school children in England will be homeless this Christmas

A key charity warns of the heartbreaking number of children who will be homeless this Christmas as the government pledges an extra £1bn funding for accommodation

The Independent UK

Shelter condemns ‘shocking’ 14% rise in homelessness across England

Charity says soaring private rents, rising evictions and lack of affordable social housing are to blame

The Guardian - UK

Number of homeless people in England reached 354,000 one night in 2024, charity says

Shelter blames ‘extortionate private rents and dire lack of genuinely affordable social homes’ for trapping more people in homelessness

The Independent UK

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The best Christmas trees: everything you need to know, from sustainability to style

Oh, Christmas trees, how lovely are your branches and are you going to cost the Earth? Our writer demystifies buying the perfect tree, whether real, potted, rental or artificial

The Guardian - UK

“They’re starting to call us punks. It was absurd, these stupid labels. One day I said to a guy, ‘If you call me a punk again, I’m gonna cut ya’”: How Tom Petty took on the record industry and won with Damn The Torpedoes

The story behind Tom Petty’s classic 1979 album Damn The Torpedoes and its follow-up Hard Promises

Louder

The ES Shopping Shortlist: What to shop, see and know in December 2024

The hot-off-the-press launches and dazzling shopping newness to know this month

Evening Standard

Video About Shelter Pup Getting Cuddles For The First Time Is Melting Hearts All Over The Internet

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“I could feel energy and love around me… People who’ve had a near-death experience have described a similar feeling”: He created Alcest out of loneliness, but Neige doesn’t need to scream any more

The French duo’s seventh album, Les Chants De L’Aurore, arrived after a period of writer’s block. It’s still blackgaze, but it’s surprisingly uplifting – and there’s a reason for that

Louder

Campaigners welcome Angela Rayner’s bill to ban no-fault evictions

Anti-homelessness charity Shelter said 11 million renters in England have been ‘ignored or shouted down’ after sounding the alarm about the broken system for years

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner hints at major social housing announcement

Deputy prime minister tells Labour conference she expects chancellor to make promise on building at spending review

The Guardian - UK

Labour, beware: Britain’s housing crisis is driving voters towards populism

Whenever I talk to people who are bitterly disconnected from politics, they raise the lack of decent homes, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook raps fellow London MP Jas Athwal for state of homes rented out

The rebuke came as the Government announced reforms to protect tenants

Evening Standard

Where can renters in a tough financial spot turn to for help?

Some 45% of renters have less than £500 in savings, according to a new survey.

The Independent UK

Record homeless figures in England prompt calls to tackle ‘national scandal’

Latest housing data show 151,630 children in temporary accommodation – the most since records began

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The Independent UK

The homeless families refused housing help by under-pressure councils

Special report: Homeless families talk to Holly Bancroft about fighting landlords and councils for a place to live as new legislation tackling housing issues and child poverty is announced by the Labour government

The Guardian - UK

How a disastrous Tory policy blew up the housing market

George Osborne’s help to buy cost billions, pushed up prices, did almost nothing for new buyers – but made house builders a lot of money

The Independent UK

General election 2024: Labour and the Conservatives’s plans to tackle the housing crisis in full

A guide to the main parties’ manifesto promises on housing

The Independent UK

Conservatives pledge to support first-time buyers and build 1.6m homes

The manifesto promises to make stamp duty cuts for first-time buyers permanent and deliver 1.6 million homes in England over the next Parliament.

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The Guardian - UK

Social rent homes in England fall by more than quarter of a million in decade

Charities have called on all political parties to address the ‘shameful record’ on social housing and build more homes

The Independent UK

Homeless people sent outside Edinburgh as Taylor Swift ramps up hotel demand

Housing charity Shelter has said homeless people have been sent in taxis to nearby cities

The Independent UK

Mortgage repossession claims hit five year high in aftermath of Liz Truss mini-budget

Warning the new figures show a steep rise in the number of families at risk of losing their homes

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: How Michael Gove’s ‘new deal’ for renters went sour

In today’s newsletter: The renters reform bill was meant to address a spiralling housing crisis, but as a watered-down version finally passes, we look at the ways a great hope has become a crushing disappointment

The Guardian - UK

Housing is many UK voters’ priority but rental system remains unfixed

Rents are soaring, housebuilding is lagging and long-promised eviction reform has still not been enacted

The Guardian - UK

Forced home moves cost renters over half a billion pounds a year

There were 830,000 unwanted moves in England over the past 12 months, meaning 40% have been forced to relocate

Louder

“He was an immortal badass”: the genius of Tom Petty, by the people who knew him best

Tom Petty’s daughters, ex-bandmates and peers look back on the life of an American legend

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