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People living in housing association development in Bermondsey say they hope legal action will encourage othersResidents of a multistorey development in London have received £550,000 in compensation from a housing association for cladding defects in a case they hope will set a precedent for other claims.Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) and the contractor United Living have also completed large-scale works at their own cost to remedy the buildings in the Exchange development in Bermondsey, south London. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/07/london-residents-win-550000-compensation-in-cladding-defects-case Author : Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent Publish date : 2025-06-07 14:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Campaigners say designation promotes unsustainable sheep farming at expense of nature recovery and local communitiesConservationists have launched a campaign to revoke the Lake District’s Unesco world heritage status, arguing that it promotes unsustainable sheep farming at the expense of nature recovery and local communities.In a letter to Unesco, the ecologist Lee Schofield argues that the designation “promotes a false perception of farming, is not economically sustainable, is working against crucial efforts to restore the natural environment and mitigate the impacts of climate change, does not help sustain farming livelihoods, is not wanted by local people and is contributing to damaging

Nattapong Pinta had been seized in the Hamas-led 7 October 2023 attack and killed, according to Israeli militaryThe Israeli military has retrieved the body of Thai hostage, Nattapong Pinta, who had been held in Gaza since Hamas’s attack on 7 October 2023, according to defence minister, Israel Katz. .Pinta’s body was held by a Palestinian militant group called the Mujahideen Brigades, and was retrieved from the area of Rafah in southern Gaza, Katz said. His family in Thailand has been notified. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/07/body-thai-hostage-retrieved-gaza-israeli-defence-minister-nattapong-pinta Author : Reuters Publish date : 2025-06-07 09:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

More than 53,000 mortgages have been completed using scheme, which encourages lenders to offer up to 95% loans100% mortgages are back – will they work for you?A government scheme to encourage UK lenders to offer 95% mortgages is scheduled to end this month, with no word yet on when its replacement will be launched.The mortgage guarantee scheme went live in April 2021 to help buyers with small deposits get on the property ladder. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/jun/07/uk-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-due-to-end-with-no-news-on-replacement Author : Rupert Jones Publish date : 2025-06-07 07:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.