The UK’s Home Office has been ordered to halt work on a former RAF base in Lincolnshire planned as accommodation for asylum seekers, due to concerns over heritage assets. West Lindsey District Council accused the Home Office of breaching planning rules, including around listed buildings. The council reportedly issued a temporary stop notice after alleged breaches, such as installing fencing and undertaking intrusive groundworks; work must now stop immediately.

Vans seized, ‘unsafe’ Uber suspended and drivers quizzed during West Midlands Police sting
In an operation to reduce motoring offences, police officers and driving agencies pulled over and checked vehicles in the Black Country at a quiet industrial