Alex Boyd

1 week ago | bbc.com | Alex Boyd

New rules may take unfinished housing sites off developersPA MediaDevelopers who leave housing sites unfinished for years could see their land handed over to local councils under new rules aimed at getting new homes built faster. Under government plans, housebuilders will have to commit to delivery time frames before they get planning permission, and will also have to submit annual reports to councils showing their progress.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Alex Boyd

Senior general appointed new Royal Navy chiefMODA senior general and former head of the UK Special Forces has been appointed head of the Royal Navy. Gen Sir Gwyn Jenkins has taken over the role after Adm Sir Ben Key was removed as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff while under investigation over allegations of misconduct. Defence Secretary John Healey confirmed King Charles had approved the general's appointment.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Alex Boyd

Israel renewed its military operations in Gaza in mid-March and has prevented food, medication and other aid from entering Gaza for 70 days, saying it is putting pressure on Hamas to release its remaining hostages. There has been international condemnation of the blockade, including from the UN which has said it has supplies at Gaza's border crossings, ready to enter if Israel allows. Aid agencies have said the blockade could be a war crime and amounts to a policy of starvation.

3 weeks ago | thespec.com | Alex Boyd

Right-wing podcasting heavyweight Joe Rogan isn’t the first non-traditional media figure to claim they’ve been snubbed by Pierre Poilievre, although he might be the biggest.

1 month ago | thespec.com | Alex Boyd

Premier Danielle Smith announced on Thursday morning Alberta would challenge the constitutionality of the national clean energy regulations it claimed would see its residents “freeze in the dark.” In her latest salvo against the rules, Smith painted a colourful picture of what she says would happen if “Ottawa has its way,” and the regulations, which would push electricity generation to net zero by 2035, come to pass: “Families would be bundled up in their winter coats while sitting down for...