Day Headlines in Politics News: 2026-08-24
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70,000 social and affordable homes to be built across England as part of £39bn plan (BBC News - Politics 2026-08-24 21:58:41)
Funding has been granted to Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and West Yorkshire as well as £6bn for London. -
Scottish National Investment Bank makes 'painful' £138m net loss (BBC News - Politics 2026-08-24 14:06:24)
The publicly-owned body, which operates independently, has invested in several firms that collapsed last year. -
UK missiles offer may help Ukraine - but they are not what Zelensky needs most (BBC News - Politics 2026-08-24 12:51:10)
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is handing over blueprints so Kyiv can build its own long-range missiles. -
The Global Story (BBC News - Politics 2026-08-24 09:00:00)
The Ukrainian president’s challenger is his former close adviser.