Good evening. Landlords could be banned from raising rents for as long as five years under radical SNP plans.
Elsewhere, a record 4,644 migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats in the first three months of this year, Home Office figures showed on Wednesday.
Landlords could be banned from raising rent under radical SNP crackdown
The Scottish Government and the Scottish Greens have published legislative proposals to implement long-term market controls which could give local authorities powers to create rent caps as low as 0pc. Read more about the other proposals here.
Record number of migrants cross Channel in first three months of year
Some 338 people were detected crossing to the UK on Tuesday, bringing the cumulative number of arrivals so far this year to the highest since the first small boats reached the UK in 2018. It comes after last week saw a record daily high for the year, when 504 migrants arrived on Wednesday in small boats.
Israel admits it may not be able to destroy Hamas now US has turned its back
Israel may not be able to destroy Hamas despite over six months of intense fighting in Gaza, intelligence officials have admitted. The main objective of the Gaza invasion faces failure as international support turns against Israel, sources warned.