Members of Southwark Council’s planning committee have unanimously rejected revised plans from housebuilder Berkeley Homes for the Bermondsey Place development on the Old Kent Road. The decision came after the company reduced its affordable housing offer from 40 per cent to just 12 per cent. Local councillors voted against the plans despite their own planning…

Two high school history teachers from California are set to receive the first Meryl Streep Educator Award at a national awards gala on 6 November 2026. The award recognises their work to create the first Advanced Placement course focused entirely on American women’s history. The award ceremony will take place in Chicago. It follows a…

A New York mother won a 23-year property dispute against her son and daughter-in-law. (AI image) A New York appeals court on Wednesday upheld a ruling cancelling a 2003 property transfer after a mother, Josephine Catalano, took legal action against her son and daughter-in-law for refusing to return her property in Rockland County. Josephine had…

Japan is considering introducing a new question on its immigration entry form that would require foreign nationals arriving in the country to declare whether they intend to follow Japanese laws and regulations.The proposed change, put forward by Japan’s Immigration Services Agency, would require foreign nationals applying for permission to land in Japan to answer: “Are…

Image Credit: AI Generated An Adelaide retiree has been ordered to pay more than A$120,000 in court costs after spending five years failing to remove an unauthorised cheese-making facility built in his suburban backyard. John Kitsis was found guilty of contempt of court after repeatedly ignoring orders requiring him to dismantle the operation at his…