Council Buys Homes to Tackle Illegal B&B for Homeless

A council keeping homeless families for prolonged periods illegally in bed and breakfast hotels is to spend £4m on 40 houses. Milton Keynes Council is to buy the homes on the open market. The Conservative-run hung council said the move would alleviate the problem but Labour said vulnerable families would be forced into the poorest areas.  Milton Keynes has the highest number of households living illegally in such accommodation outside London, although numbers have fallen recently. Read more on the BBC website.