内容摘要：China has set an economic growth target for this year of "around 5%" and pledged to pump billions of dollars into its ailing economy, which is now facing a trade war with the US.

China has set an economic growth target for this year of "around 5%" and pledged to pump billions of dollars into its ailing economy, which is now facing a trade war with the US.

"We have inherited the worst housing crisis in living memory," says a spokesperson for the ministry for housing, communities and local government."This is why all areas must play their part to deliver 1.5 million homes."

The government says it has unveiled sweeping changes to the planning system and vowed to override "blockers" standing in the way of building the new homes.Yet for families like Sam and Jason and Lily and Jacob, owning a home or even renting in the private sector, still feels like an unattainable dream.Residents in Brighton & Hove have expressed their dismay at government statistics which show the city is one of the least affordable places in England to rent property.

Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) for the year up to April 2024 reveal that households in the East Sussex city spend an average of 44.7% of their gross income on rent.The figure is the fourth highest for an authority in the entire country, behind only Manchester, Westminster and Kensington.

A government spokesperson said its

would "fundamentally reform the private rented sector, empowering tenants to tackle unreasonable rent hikes and banning unfair bidding wars".Ticketmaster attracted a storm of controversy after making use of so-called "dynamic pricing" for UK dates on the Oasis reunion tour,

due to the predictable demand.Charging fans £350 per ticket was a dubious PR move for a band famous for their working class roots, and the Gallagher brothers

But Ticketmaster argued prices are set by artists and promoters.for the band's US tour dates.