In Wales, Scotland and Jersey, any type of corporal punishment – for example, smacking, hitting, slapping and shaking children – is illegal. Yet in England and Northern Ireland it’s technically legal ...

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A man, who was locked in a planning row with the council over a bid to install two windows, has won his appeal to the planning inspectorate. Peter Sunderland, who lives in Framingham Earl, wanted to ...

In today's real estate market, identifying where to invest often comes down to understanding where capital is already being deployed. While price trends and transaction volume tell part of the story, ...

These applications have been validated by one of the following councils: Southend Council, Basildon Council, Rochford Council, or Castle Point Council. Public Notice Portal is the simplest way to find ...

Columbia’s Halloween house tour has a stop with enough ghost stories to fill 20 episodes. From the outside, the Samuel Miller Mansion has a view of the Susquehanna River. Inside, 16 cameras capture ...

The decision on the future of an unauthorised rear dormer added to a Blackburn suburban house which sparked a neighbour dispute has been delayed by at least a month. Homeowner Mr Iqbal built the roof ...

Plans for a children’s care home and new homes are among the latest planning applications submitted to Bexley council. A change of use application has been submitted to transform a property in ...

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Pass through Kenneth Montague’s front door, and he starts showing you the art. In the 1919 house near Wychwood Park in Toronto that he shares with his family, the front hall has been reshaped into a ...