‘It makes you feel you’ve got a really dirty house’: what’s behind the UK’s plagues of flies?
Short-term solution … Fly paper won’t tackle the source of an infestation. Photograph: Arterra Picture Library/AlamyView image in fullscreenShort-term solution…
North Lanarkshire Council publishes details of plans for significant Coatbridge housing development
North Lanarkshire Council has published details of its plans for a significant housing development in Coatbridge. The local authority has…
Hakeem Jeffries puts affordability at centre of Democrats’ midterm campaign
US House Democratic leader unveils 'Fighting for an Affordable America' agenda, blaming Donald Trump for rising costs.
Families in London temporary housing told they cannot use in-built air conditioning
Some residents at Britannia Point in Colliers Wood, London, experienced such stifling conditions young children became ill. Photograph: Paul Gapper/AlamyView…
‘It’s generations of decline’: can Andy Burnham really end rough sleeping?
A rough sleeper in south London. Burnham’s pledge has been welcomed by homelessness charities but with some scepticism. Photograph: Martin…
‘I don’t know where the kids will go’: beloved football cage in east London to be demolished
The Keith Miller pitch is a free resource that is ‘self-governing and democratic and brings a lot of much-needed joy’.…
Daytime Russian strike kills three in Zaporizhzhia
A Russian guided aerial bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, killed at least three people and injured 13 others.
Israeli air strike injures 14 in Gaza City
An Israeli air strike on Gaza City injured at least 14 people, according to Gaza health officials.
Burnham pledges to end rough sleeping in England in first speech as prime minister
Andy Burnham’s announcement aims to replicate the schemes he rolled out during his time as mayor of Greater Manchester. Photograph:…