Maidstone Borough Council has secured a suspended sentence against a man who repeatedly ignored court orders over an unauthorised development.

Plans to require planning permission for vape shops are among a raft of newly-announced reforms aimed at re-invigorating high streets.

Victoria Hamblen examines a recent Court of Appeal ruling in which the judges unanimously allowed a council's appeal over an alteration to the design of HS2 plans.

By Forensic Testing Service. There were 5,565 deaths related to drug poisoning registered in England and Wales in 2024, the highest number since records began in 1993 and a 2.1% increase compared with 2023. Concerns about rising drug-related harm have also been highlighted by the National Crime Agency, which has warned that the UK has one of the highest rates of drug deaths in Europe. Against…

Judicial review of Temporary Stop Notices (TSN) is rare; a recent judgment is a reminder of why that is, writes Roderick Morton.