内容摘要：There have been weeks of headlines about the tycoon's donations to Labour.

There have been weeks of headlines about the tycoon's donations to Labour.

“We need everything, and there is always a lack,” he says.“The boys are holding on. We're all hanging on. It's hard, but everyone knows the price and why it's all being done.”

Plans for 35 new homes have been approved in a village with a history of flooding despite concerns from residents about them making the problem worse.North Kesteven District Council gave the green light to Grainfield Developments Ltd's plans for Station Road, Digby, at a meeting on Tuesday.The council's planning committee said they would "almost certainly" lose an appeal if they refused the application, despite the area being flooded during Storm Babet in 2023.

Martin Elvin, who lives close to the site, said Digby was a "flood-prone area".He told the committee: "We are classed as Zone 1 [the least at risk] but that doesn't reflect the true amount of problems.

"Large numbers have also suffered with problems with the local sewerage system, which would be exacerbated by more homes."

Councillor Marianne Overton said she felt "uneasy" about extra homes in a village with flooding problems.There are a few elements at play when it comes to this announcement.

For one thing, Anas Sarwar has always said he's uncomfortable with the UK Labour government's criteria around who gets a winter fuel payment. He thinks it's too restrictive.Also, after Keir Starmer's rough start upon entering Downing Street, he's perhaps made the calculation that a bit of distance between him and UK Labour is no bad thing.

Indeed, in a huddle with press this morning, Sarwar was keen to stress areas where he's taken a different approach (such as joining workers on picket lines).Remember the context here: there's a Holyrood election in 2026, and Scottish Labour won't want to be associated with any UK Labour unpopularity around that time.