McBurnie says no hard feelings over Clarke snub gossip Mon, May 25, 2026 at 8:13 AM UTC 0 Hull City striker Oli McBurnie insists there are "no hard feelings" between himself and Scotland head coach Steve Clarke after he was left out of their World Cup squad. (The National) Advertisement Former Rangers head coach Russell Martin has travelled to both Italy and Spain to speak to clubs over managerial roles, but the former Scotland defender is also wanted by Leicester City after their relegation to League One. (Alan Nixon on Patreon) Read Monday&x27;s Scottish Gossip in full. Gossip graphic

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Trump call would be positive, no planning talks have taken place, Taiwan says ReutersMon, May 25, 2026 at 4:26 AM UTC 1 FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Taiwanese flags are seen in San Francisco, California, January 28, 2026. REUTERS/Stephen Nellis/File Photo/File Photo TAIPEI, May 25 (Reuters) A call between the U.S. and Taiwanese leaders would be a positive thing but it is up to President Donald Trump to take ‌the initiative and the two sides have not had any planning talks, Taiwan&x27;s foreign ‌minister said on Monday.

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TAIPEI, May 25 (Reuters) - A call between the U.S. and Taiwanese leaders would be a positive thing but it is up to President Donald Trump to take ‌the initiative and the two sides have not had any planning talks, Taiwan's foreign ‌minister said on Monday.

A call between the two leaders would be unprecedented and risk roiling Washington's ties with Beijing, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory. U.S. and Taiwanese presidents have not spoken directly since Washington shifted diplomatic recognition to Beijing from Taipei in 1979.

Trump said again last Wednesday he would speak with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, dispelling initial speculation that his first mention of it ‌after meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping ⁠earlier this month was a verbal slip.

Taking lawmaker questions at parliament, Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said the initiative to make the call was up ⁠to Trump but that there have been no bilateral consultations yet about it, which would happen if the call were to take place.

"If there were a phone call between the heads of state of the United States and Taiwan, I think we would view that very positively," Lin said.

"I believe ‌the president's side is well prepared," he added, referring to Lai. "But of course, this also depends on President Trump and how he might proactively bring it about."

Lai said last week that if he got the opportunity to speak to Trump, he would say China was undermining peace and nobody has the right to "annex" the island. Lai did not say whether any call had ‌been set up.

Reuters reported on Friday that the U.S. and Taiwan have not made concrete plans for talks between their presidents.

At stake is the future of a new $14 billion arms sale package for Taiwan, which Trump has said ‌he is yet to make a decision on. In December, Washington approved $11 billion in weapons for Taiwan, the largest to date.

Both Taipei and Washington have said that U.S. policy towards Taiwan remains unchanged after the Trump-Xi meeting.

The U.S. is bound by the 1979 Taiwan Relations ‌Act to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself.

Lai, who rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims, has repeatedly offered talks with China but been rebuffed. Beijing calls him a "separatist".

(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)

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EW's BINGE podcast welcomes season 11 winner and Miss Congeniality to spill all the behindthescenes secrets on that time West snapped on Ariel Versace, Branjie, mean magicians, and the struggles queens of color face after the show. Yvie Oddly and Nina West hilariously recall when congeniality cracked on Drag Race season 11 EW's BINGE podcast welcomes season 11 winner and Miss Congeniality to spill all the behindthescenes secrets on that time West snapped on Ariel Versace, Branjie, mean magicians, and the struggles queens of color face after the show.

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Drag is magic. But it's also tragic if you're Ariel Versace on the receiving end of a hilarious pop off in the midst of Wig Gate.

*RuPaul's Drag Race* season 11 winner Yvie Oddly and Miss Congeniality Nina West stopped by the most recent episode of *EW's BINGE* podcast to tell hosts Joey Nolfi and Jillian Sederholm about a particularly testy, unaired moment that saw the latter queen — regarded as one of the kindest, gentlest souls in the RuGirl family — losing it in the middle of the season's most peculiar controversies.

"Wig Gate was such a big thing for our season," West said, as Oddly chimed in about the "so stupid" moment that, in the simplest of terms, sort of (but then later sort of didn't) involve various queens being accused of stealing Versace's wigs after her elimination. Tensions flared up over the confusion when the previously eliminated queens returned to the Werk Room for the perennial makeover challenge. "I completely lost my cool. All of those girls came back on my elimination episode," West recalls. "At this point, I was really raw. I had a feeling that this just might be my time, I was like, I think I'm going home. It was right when those girls walked in, and Ariel looked over at my station and she goes, 'That's my wig!' and I completely lost my s---. I don't think there were any cameras on me. I was like, I don't know why she would accuse me of stealing, I don't need to steal! Ariel and I have obviously talked about it since, because I popped off as the most Nina West pop off I've ever done."

Oddly also remembers the moment with a laugh, mimicking West's tone as she delivered a fatal, verbal blow to Versace after the accusation: "You cut her off immediately like, 'No, no, no, no, sweetie! That's *my* wig. It, unfortunately, *looks* like it's styled like one of your wigs!'"

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“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills ”alum Brandi Glanville thinks she contracted &x27;sexually transmitted ringworm&x27; Sharareh DrurySun, May 24, 2026 at 9:16 PM UTC 0 Brandi Glanville on 'Brandi Glanville Unfiltered' podcastCredit: Brandi Glanville UnfilteredKey Points Brandi Glanville shared on her podcast she thinks she recently contracted "sexually transmitted ringworm." "I knew nothing about it," Glanville said of having to learn about the sexually transmitted infection.

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Brandi Glanville shared on her podcast she thinks she recently contracted "sexually transmitted ringworm."

"I knew nothing about it," Glanville said of having to learn about the sexually transmitted infection.

The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star has gone public about a plethora of health issues that were caused by damaged breast implants.

Brandi Glanville is opening up about a new health issue.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alumna shared her concern that she may have contracted a "sexually transmitted ringworm" on the May 21 episode of her podcast Brandi Glanville Unfiltered.

Glanville felt she had this particular sexually transmitted infection in her throat, she told with guest and former adult film actress Lisa Ann. Sexually transmitted ringworm can be highly contagious, can spread through direct skin-to-skin contact during sexual activity, and is caused by the fungus Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII).

"I was dating, I was seeing someone in that industry," Glanville explained. "He would only, you know, my face. He would because he didn't want to get me pregnant. He didn't know that ship had sailed."

Glanville said that while she recently got tested for gonorrhea and chlamydia, she had just learned what sexually transmitted ringworm was from a friend.

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"I knew nothing about it... Apparently, you can see them when it's on the outside of your skin, but they can burrow in like if it's in your throat, they can burrow deep into your ears and all that," Glanville added.

Ann explained the STI is "very common" within the adult film industry, saying "So it's one of these things that most people don't know what to look for. And we had to train our makeup artists that when a new member of talent would show up, they would have to get naked in a window where there's good light and they would inspect their body to see if they see any patches because it's incredibly contagious."

During the podcast, Glanville's co-host James Maas brought up other ongoing health issues for the reality star. Glanville has struggled for years and spent thousands of dollars trying to determine the cause for a multitude of health issues including facial disfigurement, eventually learning she got a facial parasite due to her ruptured breast implants that caused silicone to leak into her body.

"Knocking the silicone out really helped. You could see it. It was like night and day," Maas said of Glanville. "Just seeing her like in the last six weeks, like not having silicon leaking into your body, it's like seeing someone go from gray to color again."

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A sonogram revealed the dangerous leak, Glanville said in February.

"The woman [who] did the sonogram was like, 'Brandi, you need to get those out yesterday. She's like, 'You have a slow leak in your left [implant] and your right [implant] is completely ruptured, and it's in all of your lymph nodes under both arms," Glanville shared.

Having seen over 20 doctors to address her medical issues, Glanville expressed she's "scared to death" over learning the root cause.

"It's something that I could die from if I hadn't figured it out," she said.

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See Donny Osmond&x27;s Sweetest Family Moments with His 16 Grandchildren Kelsie Gibson, Emily KrauserSun, May 24, 2026 at 11:15 AM UTC 0 Donny Osmond and his wife Debby with their children and grandchildren in a photo shared on April 20, 2025Credit: Donny Osmond/Instagram Donny Osmond is a grandfather of 16. The "Soldier of Love" singer and his wife Debbie Osmond have their hands full — in the best way possible, of course — with the kids of their five sons, Don Jr., Jeremy, Brandon, Chris and Josh.

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Donny Osmond is a grandfather of 16.

The "Soldier of Love" singer and his wife Debbie Osmond have their hands full — in the best way possible, of course — with the kids of their five sons, Don Jr., Jeremy, Brandon, Chris and Josh.

Over the years, Donny has given several glimpses of his family's tight-knit bond as they celebrate holidays together and attend his concerts. In June 2025, he shared a series of photos on Facebook captioned, "16 grandchildren and counting!"

But during big family events, Donny tries to sit back and enjoy being a grandpa.

"I'm the head of the family with my wife, but I kind of take a backseat when we're all together because I let my boys take over," he told PEOPLE in August 2023. "I consciously make an effort to take a back seat and just be grandpa, not a celebrity, not the head of the house with my wife, none of that. It's just like grandpa's in the corner playing with the grandkids. That's what I like to do."

Take a look back at some of Osmond's sweetest moments with his grandchildren below.

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Donny Osmond Dressing Up with His Grandkids for Halloween

Donny Osmond shares a family Halloween photo in October 2015
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In 2015, the Osmond family went all out for Halloween! Donny shared a cute photo of their costumes on Instagram, ranging from Marvel superheroes to his and his wife's Star Wars costumes.

02 of 22

Donny Osmond Enjoying a Family Trip to Hawaii

Donny Osmond and his family are pictured on a trip to Hawaii in August 2016
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The Osmond clan jetted off to the Aloha State for a fun-filled family vacation in August 2016.

"Our family trip to Hawaii would've made for a very funny reality show," Donny joked at the time in the caption of a group photo on Instagram from their trip. "Put together 8 grandkids, 5 children, 3 wives, and my sweetheart of 38 years and you get a whole lot of priceless moments."

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Donny Osmond Trick-or-Treating with His Grandkids

Donny Osmond poses for a photo while trick-or-treating with two of his grandchildren in October 2016
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For Halloween 2016, Donny escorted two of his grandchildren — who were dressed as Superman and Glinda from The Wizard of Oz — around for all kinds of snacks and treats.

"This is the best. Grandpa is in Halloween Heaven," the "Puppy Love" singer wrote on Instagram.

04 of 22

Donny Osmond Celebrating the Holidays with His Grandkids

Donny Osmond and wife Debbie with their children and grandchildren in November 2016
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Ahead of Thanksgiving 2016, Donny reflected on what he most appreciates: his family.

"Today I'm particularly grateful for these 17 people. They truly mean everything to me," he captioned the photo on Instagram of his family standing in front of a Christmas tree.

05 of 22

Donny Osmond Celebrating His Birthday with His Grandkids

Donny Osmond and his son Chris celebrate their December 2016 birthdays with six of Donny's grandchildren
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Donny shared a photo of himself and his son Chris having a joint birthday party in December 2016 — the two celebrate just three days apart, on Dec. 9 and Dec. 12, respectively.

"All but two of my grandkids helped us blow out the candles," the Donny & Marie star captioned the family photo of him surrounded by six of his grandkids on Instagram.

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Donny Osmond with His Grandchildren Backstage

Donny Osmond and wife Debbie with three of their grandsons backstage at the Sandy Amphitheater in Sandy, Utah, in July 2017
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Donny and three of his grandsons shared a sweet moment backstage after he performed at the Sandy Amphitheater in Utah in July 2017.

"It's always fun when the grandkids come to see Bapa perform!" he captioned the photo on Instagram, noting his grandkids' cute nickname for him.

07 of 22

Donny Osmond Introducing His Grandson Peder

Donny Osmond holds his newborn grandson, Peder
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In August 2017, Donny shared a precious photo of himself cuddling his newborn grandson, which he captioned on Instagram, "Welcome to the world, sweet baby Peder."

He echoed a similar sentiment in his Facebook post, sharing the same photo while also noting Peder's middle name, Clark, and adding, "We love you so much."

08 of 22

Donny Osmond Introducing His Grandson Willem

Donny Osmond with his grandson Willem in September 2017
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Just one month later, Donny introduced another addition to his brood on Instagram.

"Say hello to my sweet little Willem River Osmond," he captioned a photo of himself holding his newborn grandson in September 2017.

09 of 22

Donny Osmond Cuddling with His Grandchildren

Donny Osmond shares a photo on Instagram of himself with two of his grandchildren in April 2019
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In April 2019, the "Go Away Little Girl" singer shared a cute Instagram photo of himself cuddling with two of his grandkids on the couch.

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Donny Osmond with His Grandchildren in Utah

Donny Osmond and Debbie Osmond take a photo with 10 of their grandchildren in Utah in July 2019
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Donny and his wife bonded with their grandchildren in their home state of Utah in July 2019.

"There is no better way to spend a beautiful afternoon in #Utah than with all 10 of our wonderful #grandkids. Debbie and I are so blessed," he wrote on Instagram.

11 of 22

Donny Osmond Watching His Grandson Play Flag Football

Donny Osmond and his family attend his grandson Ryder's flag football game in June 2020
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Donny was his grandson's biggest supporter, attending Ryder's flag football game in June 2020 alongside multiple family members.

"The perfect way to spend a Saturday —watching our sweet, little Ryder play," Donny wrote on Instagram.

12 of 22

Donny Osmond Relaxing by the Pool with His Grandkids

Donny Osmond hangs out at the pool with some of his grandchildren in August 2020
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The perfect summer day! Donny shared a throwback photo of himself and his grandkids enjoying an icy treat while relaxing by the pool.

"I could use a large dose of grandkids, pool time and popsicles right about now. Kids, who wants to come push Bapa in the pool again?😅," he captioned the post on Instagram in August 2020.

13 of 22

Donny Osmond Spends a Day Off with His Grandchild in Texas

Donny Osmond and Debbie Osmond smile at their grandchild while visiting Texas in November 2021
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Two months after kicking off his first solo Las Vegas residency — which started in September 2021 and is set to run through the end of 2026 — Donny and his wife enjoyed quality family time in the Lone Star State in November 2021.

Their trip included some outdoor bonding time with one of their grandchildren, and the singer shared a photo of the trio taking a break in the shade.

"I don't get very many days off so it's important that when I do I spend time with my family," he wrote on Instagram. "You can see that Debbie and I are enjoying a day off in Texas with our grandbabies. Nothing is better than spending time with my loved ones."

14 of 22

Donny Osmond at His Grandson's Basketball Game

Donny Osmond and Debbie Osmond pose for a photo with four of their grandsons at a basketball game in January 2022
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A regular at his grandchildren's sporting events, Donny made sure to catch one of their January 2022 basketball games before his Vegas residency resumed a week later. He called watching them play "the best" on Instagram.

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Donny Osmond and His Grandchildren Meet a Magician in Las Vegas

Donny Osmond with his family and magician Farrell Dillon (far left) and Dillon's wife Amanda (holding their dog Eisley) in Las Vegas in April 2022
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While his family was in town for his Las Vegas show in April 2022, Donny took his grandkids to see magician Farrell Dillon.

"He had us all laughing, especially when he got my son, Brandon and I up on stage. I was part of a magic trick and I just can't figure out how he did it," Donny wrote on Instagram of Dillon's show. "I think I better leave the magic to magicians and I'll stick to singing."

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Donny Osmond Celebrating Father's Day with His Grandkids

Donny Osmond sits on a couch with two of his grandchildren in a photo shared in June 2022
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Donny, wearing an apron, cozied up with two of his grandchildren on a couch in June 2022. He captioned the sweet photo on Instagram, "The only thing better than Father's Day is Grandpa's Day. 💜."

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Donny Osmond and His Grandchildren with Santa Claus

Donny Osmond and his family celebrate Christmas in December 2022
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In December 2022, Donny wished his followers a Merry Christmas as he shared a photo of himself and his family alongside Santa Claus on Instagram.

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Donny Osmond Introducing His Grandson Dune

Donny Osmond and his newborn grandson, Dune, in June 2023
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Donny welcomed his 14th grandchild, Chris' son Dune Tyler, in June 2023.

"You truly are an angel from heaven. ❤️," he wrote on Instagram as he shared a photo of himself smiling at the newborn.

One month after Dune joined the family, the proud grandpa joked to Entertainment Tonight that he had enough grandkids to fill "several soccer teams," calling his large brood "sweet chaos."

19 of 22

Donny Osmond Watching 'Claim to Fame' with His Son and Grandkids

Donny and Chris Osmond with Chris' son Dune and daughter Aussie watching 'Claim to Fame' at a viewing party in August 2023
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Donny and his family got together for a viewing party when his son Chris appeared on the Claim to Fame season 2 finale in August 2023. Following the episode, Donny shared a photo on Instagram of himself holding Dune as they watched the show, captioning it in part, "Chris, you're a star!"

20 of 22

Donny Osmond Hangs with His Grandchildren at the Pool Before Beginning His Summer Tour

Donny Osmond hangs out with his grandchildren in the pool in June 2024
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Before kicking off his summer tour, Donny spent quality time "enjoying a final swim at home with my grandkids," posting a photo on Instagram of himself with his family in the pool in June 2024.

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Donny Osmond Watches His Grandson Play Baseball

Donny Osmond takes a photo with his grandson at a baseball game in June 2025
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The Osmonds play ball!

"I'm having such a fun summer and watching my grandkids play baseball makes it even more fun," Donny wrote on Instagram in June 2025. "What makes it even better is when they win the playoffs. ⚾😁."

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Donny Osmond Bonds with His Youngest Grandchild

Donny Osmond kisses his youngest grandchild in August 2025
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Two months after sharing that the Osmond clan was "16 grandchildren and counting," Donny posted a precious photo on Instagram of himself kissing his youngest grandchild on the head in August 2025.

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Everyone agrees we need more to build homes but will it happen? Sun, May 24, 2026 at 6:15 AM UTC 0 Everyone agrees we need more to build homes but will it happen? Labour made delivering 1.5m new homes for England by 2029 a key pledge in its campaign towards a landslide General Election win in 2024. But BBC research has found the number of homes being built, overall, across North, South and West Yorkshire fell in the government&x27;s first year in power.

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Everyone agrees we need more to build homes - but will it happen?

Labour made delivering 1.5m new homes for England by 2029 a key pledge in its campaign towards a landslide General Election win in 2024.

But BBC research has found the number of homes being built, overall, across North, South and West Yorkshire fell in the government's first year in power.

Our figures - the most recent available and from the House of Commons Library - found an 11% drop in the number of new houses completed in the year up to April 2025 compared to the previous 12 months.

Of 11 local authorities in the region, five saw a decrease in the number of new builds. Sheffield was down 800 homes, from 1,885 to 1,050, a drop of more than 40%. There was also a 40% reduction in completions in Doncaster - down 492, from 1,234 to 742.

Barnsley saw a reduction of 125 units, from 625 down to 550. Kirklees was down 149, from 989 to 840.

North Yorkshire Council recorded a drop of 373 new builds, down to 2,356 from 2,729, a 14% reduction.

Where there were increases, they were mostly modest, with new builds up by five properties overall in York, from 390 to 395; seven in Calderdale, from 341 to 348; 21 in Rotherham, up to 771 from 750; and three in Bradford, 976 to 979, year-on-year.

Leeds had the biggest increase in Labour's first 12 months, with 335 more new builds, the total number of new homes rising to 3,761 from 3,426, up just under 10%.

The government pointed out that mandatory local housing targets had been introduced and the planning system overhauled to encourage residential development. There is also a project to build 10,000 new homes in the South Bank, near Leeds city centre.

A Local Government Association spokesperson said: "Local government shares the collective national ambition to tackle the housing crisis, which will only be achieved with strong national and local leadership working together."

Developers and major housebuilders want to deliver new properties, many of them marketed at first-time buyers and younger families who want to get onto the housing ladder. Yet in many rural communities, campaigners fight planning applications for new estates, citing pressure on local services and the loss of countryside.

Nick Atkin is chief executive of Yorkshire Housing, which manages about 20,000 homes, and aims to build 500 new ones each year.

He said the 1.5m national target was "really challenging," but, he said, the real measure of whether Labour's housebuilding plans have been successful "shouldn't be a single figure that was made at the election".

"The focus should be on what can be delivered as a result of the government's announcement at the end of last year, that it's investing £39bn for affordable and social homes over the next decade.

"The key test is whether we see a year-on-year increase in the number of affordable homes. I'm confident we will start to see that coming through soon," Atkin said.

'Take time'

Asked about the government's changes to the planning system, Atkin said builders were "starting to see the positive impact".

He welcomed the commitment from York and North Yorkshire's councils, and the region's elected mayor, to "deliver" 60,000 new homes.

Atkin said: "At least 25,000 of those homes will be for affordable rent. We can now see the pipeline of new homes across Yorkshire is increasing at a scale we have not experienced for a considerable time.

"They do take time to come on line and for people to get the keys and move in.

"We can see the scale is there, the commitment is there, the funding is there. It's just unfortunate, and I understand the frustration, but to build a new home, from the moment you acquire the land to the moment somebody can move in, that period is usually two to three years."

Yet the reality is that many of those 60,000 new homes will be built in areas where existing residents do not want them.

Local protest groups are regularly forming across Yorkshire to object to developments through the council planning system.

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Many say they are not simply NIMBYs - meaning not in my back yard - who want to look out over open fields rather than someone else's house, but that they have genuine concerns about pressure on sewage and drainage networks, GP services, roads and school places.

The system does require developers to make proportionate contributions towards local services, such as funding schools, medical centres and the building of access roads. Amenities such as children's playgrounds and other recreation areas often form part of these applications too.

For example, a scheme for more than 200 homes near Wombwell was approved by Barnsley Council in February despite objections from the community.

However, the builder's Section 106 agreement required them to pay £1m towards education and £170,000 for travel improvements.

One North Yorkshire campaign, in Hunmanby, near Filey, is opposing a Banks Property plan to build more than 100 new homes in a field on the edge of the village.

The group, called Hunmanby Against Further 'Ousing Development, or HAFOD, said the plans are a threat to wildlife, as a pond in the field is home to protected great crested newts.

Group member Phil Sainter said: "There is a wonderful ecosystem in that field. "There are other issues too, the village is at capacity. The infrastructure's not changed for 70 years, we just can't take a development of 125 houses."

A spokesman for Banks said the firm had signed up to Natural England's "longstanding" district-level licensing scheme.

The scheme aims to increase the number of great crested newts by providing large-scale new or better habitats in targeted areas, the spokesman said.

He added: "All our project plans cover every aspect of each proposed development in great detail, including ecology, the environment and biodiversity, and we have a long track record of living up to our responsibilities in every respect of their delivery."

A spokesperson for the ministry of housing, communities and local government said: "All areas, including Yorkshire, must play their part in building the homes this country needs and restore the dream of home ownership."

The Local Government Association spokesperson called for councils to be given greater powers to ensure developers build homes that have already been given planning permission.

"It is essential that council oversight, local knowledge, and community needs are the heart of housebuilding targets, or they risk not being deliverable. When decisions about housing are made locally, they can come with the necessary local infrastructure and affordable homes," the spokesperson said.

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May 23, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) drives the ball while defended by Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (45) in the third quarter during game three of the eastern conference finals for the 2026 NBA playoffs at Rocket Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images (David Richard-Imagn Images)

CLEVELAND -- Jalen Brunson scored 30 points and Mikal Bridges added 22 as the New York Knicks never trailed in a 121-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday night, taking a commanding 3-0 lead in the series.

The third-seeded Knicks have won a franchise-record 10 straight playoff games -- by an average margin of 22.5 points -- and are one win away from their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999. Game 4 is Monday in Cleveland.

Karl-Anthony Towns collected 13 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for New York, which also received 21 points from OG Anunoby. Josh Hart had 12 points, nine rebounds and a playoff career-high tying four steals.

Evan Mobley scored 24 points, Donovan Mitchell had 23 and James Harden added 19 for the fourth-seeded Cavaliers, who appeared fatigued for the second game in a row after playing every other day since April 29. All three players also committed at least five turnovers.

Cleveland needed the full seven games to beat the Toronto Raptors in the first round and the Detroit Pistons in the East semifinals. No NBA team has overcome a 3-0 deficit in any playoff series.

Brunson took over in the third with 12 points, pushing New York out to its largest lead at 83-70. Landry Shamet buried three 3-pointers in a 99-second span early in the fourth and Anunoby delivered the dagger with a 3-pointer that made it 110-93 with 5:30 to go.

The Cavaliers forged their first of two ties at 48-48 on a Harden layup in the second, but the Knicks held a 60-54 advantage at the half. Anunoby scored 13 points in 15 minutes while Harden had 14 points and Mitchell and Jarrett Allen each had 12.

Bridges had four points in the first two minutes as New York jumped in front 9-1, then extended it to 29-19 behind 11 points without a miss from Towns. Mitchell had seven points for Cleveland, which trailed 37-27 after the first.

Knicks coach Mike Brown lost his challenge seven minutes into the first quarter, failing to get a goaltending call against Towns overturned.

Sitting courtside were superstar singer Taylor Swift and her fiance Travis Kelce, a Kansas City Chiefs tight end who grew up in neighboring Cleveland Heights, Ohio.

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