Fitzroy has long endured a tense tug of war between gentrification and a battle to hold on tightly to its creativity, ...

In Nairobi’s New Mukuru Housing Estate, residents who once lived in congested shacks now enjoy modern apartments with private bathrooms, clean water, reliable electricity, free Wi-Fi, and cooking gas ...

Los Angeles band Mexican Slum Rats self-describe as an “emo-jazz fusion rock band.” The only thing about that loaded term that I’m sure of is that it gives me the shivers. So allow me to maybe spare ...

Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Tuesday set aside the state's acquisition of a prime suburban private land in Goregaon East, which was declared a slum under the Slum Act. The HC drew the state's ...

Tory MP Robert Jenrick has sparked outrage with comments describing Birmingham's Handsworth as a "slum" and "one of the worst integrated places" he'd visited, claiming he saw "no other white face." ...

In another decisions, the Cabinet approved a state-wide sewage treatment and reuse policy for 424 urban local bodies. MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Cabinet on Tuesday approved a scheme that seeks to ...

MUMBAI: In a major infrastructure push, the BMC’s P North ward has initiated the demolition of approximately 357 slum structures in Valnai near the Mith Chowky metro junction in Malad West. The move ...

The Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has approved the implementation of the Slum Cluster Redevelopment Scheme under the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) to address ...

In Kawangare, one of the many “informal settlements” – or slums – in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, Jane is often worried about the weather. The droughts and flood events that hit her neighbourhood are ...

04:01, Wed, Oct 8, 2025 Updated: 04:05, Wed, Oct 8, 2025 Residents of a Birmingham suburb commented on Robert Jenrick's statements after he labelled the area "a slum" with "no white faces", while ...

LIVE ON THE SCENE. DAVID MARIA. GOOD EVENING. YES. RESIDENTS OF THIS BUILDING ARE RATTLED BY THE FACT THAT SOMEBODY WOULD TRY TO SET FIRE TO IT, AND EVEN MORE RATTLED BY THE FACT THAT THAT SOMEONE IS ...

A senior Tory has hit back at Robert Jenrick after he said part of his city was a “slum” where he “didn’t see another white face”. The shadow justice secretary was recorded making the remarks at a ...