Es ist ein kurzer Satz im Sondierungspapier von CDU, CSU und SPD: „Wir werden den Gemeinden bundeseigene Grundstücke für den Wohnungsbau zu vergünstigten Konditionen zur Verfügung stellen.“ Hinter dem Zugeständnis verbirgt sich ein heftiger Streit um die Immobilienpolitik des Bundes und seiner Bundesanstalt für Immobilienaufgaben. Aus Sicht der Länder und Kommunen – Berlin in der…

President Donald Trump wants $1.5 trillion for infrastructure. All he needs is a way to pay for it. Lawmakers from both parties and industry representatives say they’re still waiting for key details months after Trump promised a plan to restore the nation’s roads and bridges. They’re also skeptical about prospects for legislation that doesn’t include…

Updated February 01, 2018 21:02:11 Video: Where are Paddy Moriarty and his dog Kellie? (7.30) In Larrimah in the Northern Territory, feuds run deep and grudges hold fast. In the case of missing person Paddy Moriarty, police suspect foul play and that his missing dog Kellie holds the key to unravelling the mystery. Video: Where…

A model has warned of the hazards of sunbeds after having two potentially dangerous moles removed. Ella Ravenscroft, 20, was alarmed when the moles changed shape and colour over two years – during which time she used sunbeds extensively. She had to have two moles cut out from her stomach, and two more removed just…

CONI, the Italian Olympic Federation will hold an extraordinary meeting today to appoint commissioners for the FIGC and Lega Serie A. The Italian FA failed to elect a new President earlier this week, while the league has been without a chief since April last year. Today CONI President Giovanni Malago will appoint commissioners for both,…

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The cost to the UK economy of cutting migration from the EU would swallow up the benefits of a US trade deal, according to the Government’s leaked impact assessment.  The impact of replacing free movement with stricter immigration controls similar to those for non-EU citizens would far exceed the expected boost of a US deal, Whitehall…