ũgĩThe RSPCA is appealing for information after two dead dogs were found hidden in park bushes.
ũgĩLondon is "by some accounts" the most expensive city in the world to build in, the GLA said.ũgĩIt said the decision "responds to the difficult conditions London currently faces and will allow the GLA to ensure the delivery of more schemes and complete the maximum number of affordable and social homes in the 2021-2026 programme".
ũgĩThe GLA said it intended to deliver "at least the mid-point of target range" of 17,800 to 19,000 new homes by 2026.ũgĩCopley blamed the "horrendous legacy of the last government", as well as high interest rates, spiralling building costs and "the lasting impact of Brexit" for the cut in the target.ũgĩHe said those factors "made it harder and more expensive to build homes".
ũgĩThe GLA said policy issues that arose under the previous government, including delays receiving sign off with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR), has driven up the cost of building the capital.ũgĩNew builds in London tend to be denser and taller buildings, which are costlier per unit.
ũgĩThe GLA said while the BSR "was created to drive well intentioned improvements to building safety, the government has acknowledged that the BSR's current approach has also made it significantly slower to build new homes".
ũgĩAccording to government data, 3,156 affordable housing builds began work across Greater London between April 2023 and March 2024, down from 26,386 starts in the previous 12 months.ũgĩShe said: “Addiction's so powerful that you'll do anything to get the drugs, whether nitazene is in it or not.
ũgĩ"It's like Russian roulette. You just need to get the drugs and that's it."ũgĩAid and Abet’s co-founder Kevin Neary told BBC Scotland: "If they want to prevent more deaths, they need to get more information and more support out there.
ũgĩ"There's a massive danger it'll come like a tsunami."ũgĩChief executive of the Scottish Drugs Forum Kirsten Horsburgh described the figures as a huge concern and said Scotland was not prepared for a major influx of nitazene.