This time last month, we were bringing together emerging talent and industry leaders at the HBF Future Talent Conference for a day of insight, discussion and networking. It was inspiring to see energy and ambition from the apprentices, graduates, and trainees shaping the future of home building.

Lauren Edwards MP will once again be sponsoring our Parliamentary Skills this year. Taking place on 11 March, it's a valuable opportunity for members and their apprentices, graduates, trainees and other new industry entrants to meet with MPs and Peers🙌 Secure your attendance👉 buff.ly/IH57CxI #NAW

It’s Women in Construction Week, so let's celebrate the women in our industry. 💬👇If you’re a woman in home building, introduce yourself 💬👇Shine a light on your colleagues and women you work with #WomenInConstructionWeek

There are diverse range of career pathways and entry routes available in the home building industry. Government support will be crucial to fully close the skills gap and meet housing ambitions.

Our latest Broken Ladder report highlights the stark affordability gap many potential homeowners are facing across the country. HBF is calling on Government to introduce a new targeted equity loan scheme for first-time buyers... 👉 5% buyer deposit 👉 15% equity loan 👉 80% Loan-to-Value

“Without Government intervention, home ownership will continue to fall and become the preserve of a smaller, older and wealthier group. Help to Buy showed that well-designed equity loan schemes can deliver strong returns for taxpayers and support and supply.” Neil Jefferson, Chief Executive at HBF

For years, policymakers have relied on the assumption that rising housing delivery costs could be offset by falling land values. That assumption has now reached its limit. The continued decline in sites securing planning permission shows how difficult it is to push this any further.

📢 Final call for applications to the spring intake of our Women into Home Building Programme. Applications close this Sunday, 22 March. The 3-week programme will take place from May. 📍 Placements are available on home building sites across England, Wales and Scotland. Apply at buff.ly/XSsXdFd

There's still time to secure a discounted ticket to #HBFPolicyConference 2026 🐥 You can save up to £££ on your ticket by securing your place today 👇 Exclusive discount for #HBF members - save £174 when booking before 13 Feb buff.ly/b8omQzn

Important reminders of the positive social & economic footprint of home building👇 In 2024/25, new homes in England & Wales delivered... 🔸£47 billion worth of economic activity 🔸£1.3bn for community infrastructure 🔸 £600m of funding for schools 🔸 £10 billion in Affordable Housing #NewHomesWeek

The Israeli government is openly boasting, on the Haaretz Newspaper’s front page about interfering in U.S. elections.

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this explains why nothing was working... I needed SocialRails🫠

🔥 After a courtship that might take days and a prolonged pre-mounting ritual, a giraffe's mating act lasts but a second or two

Sunday therapy drop:. A drawing I made during my darkest week. I almost didn't finish it. But spite is renewable energy actually a powerful motivator. 🔴 afrophilia-x.shop

been workin on the kiln arch here, o thought i would take a little footage the other day after we moved the arch form to start working on the second arch. Awfully nice working in handmade clay brick, so forgiving. hope to share more updates soon. #pottery #kiln #clay #masonry #handmade

She’s always one of the most enjoyable people to podcast with! Check out all @brittsbyhobnob.bsky.social work on the @1001by1.bsky.social podcast #movies #filmsky

It must be the first of the month. New Billboard Day!

Die Wahrheit. #Neger

Living with chronic illness is hard enough. I feel like so much of me got lost so now it’s time to find my way back to me. Don’t let people steal your joy. Nexus and I want to see what your joy looks like❤️‍🩹 #fyp #chronicallyhealingmouse🐭 #creativecommunity #chronicillness #healing

The final moments of Narváez’s Stage 11 win 👀 The last 200m and the reaction inside the UAE Team Emirates-XRG team car as Jhonatan Narváez claimed his third victory of the Giro d’Italia 💥 ______ 🇮🇹 #GirodItalia

#bipoc #white #ally

🎥 #TedTurner (1938 - 2026), founder of CNN and ex-husband of actress Jane Fonda, has died, He was 87. (via @variety.com) variety.com/2026/tv/news/ted-turner-dead-tv-mogul-philanthropist-1236739318/ #RIPTedTurner #JaneFonda #MediaMogul #CNN #TBS #TNT #TCM

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Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany 🇩🇪

#vernon #tess #explore #fyp #BreakingNewsUSA Full story: https://jqjo.com/2026-05-10/us/Lifestyle/pk/bs/ورنن-کی-اور-ٹیس-ڈیلی-کی-22-سالہ-شادی-اچانک-علیحدگی-کے-بعد-ختم/1271904

I had no choice they didn't have FM yet &. AM the good music was already being banned or played late night after midnight.. okay I'm starting to shake gonna put my music on try to relax and get some sleep night buddy

The cost of your flight went up because you searched for it twice. Your rideshare costs more because your phone battery is dying. This is surveillance pricing – corporations using your own data and behaviors against you. In the US Senate, I’ve got plan to ban it.

How did I miss the Dennis Schröder for the Cavs last night? He went absolutely ballistic to close that game out for the Cavs! The scorecards are from the our app @joinoffside.bsky.social

c.t.ali.fletcher 11h MAGA, YOUR JEWISH PRESIDENT WANTS YOU TO LOVE ISRAEL MORE‼️ IF YOU SUPPORT YOUR PRESIDENT YOU MUST SUPPORT ISRAEL‼️ THATS THE DEAL, HIS POLICIES ARE “ISRAEL FIRST”, THE IRAN WAR IS ALL THE PROOF YOU NEED‼️

When doing well means doing good. #FutureVibes #RealWorldImpact #CharityProject #VibesCommunity

New Lego the Epstein Files drop!

www.umarhayat.ca Hometown Real Estate Offers MLS 202610194 INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY: R-2 (Duplex) 32' X 90' The owner advised this house needs Major renovation's as the wiringPlease be careful if you enter the boarded up home? #miami #LA #newyork #canada #vegas #usa #toronto #vancouver #winnipeg

We need more of this. More hands reaching out. More quiet acts of solidarity. More people believing in each other’s potential instead of tearing each other down.

Does anyone else's cat do this? Merlin suckles a blanket while making biscuits and purring. It's cute, but also makes me sad - like he was taken away from his mother too soon? (We adopted him from the streets as an adult cat, so no idea if this is true). Cat expertise is welcomed!

CHÒPNBLỌK is more than a restaurant—it’s a hub for West African culture in Houston. Through storytelling, community events, and intentional partnerships, it strengthens our city’s cultural landscape and showcases the power of small businesses to connect and inspire.

#WDEFWeather #News12weather Breakfast Blipcast for Friday

Stare at ducks

Another Pedo with a badge and a gun. Tonight's 3rd Pedo Award goes to:

The moment I hear Damon Albarn's...'singing voice'... #TOTP

Las mujeres jamás lo entenderán.

@lincolnproject.us NEVER misses🔥#aprilresistance

📺 El sencillo de Ezequiel Duran para ganar el juego

#CLIMA | 🚨🌋 Así se observó hace unos momentos la explosión del #Popocatépetl desde San Matías Tlalancaleca 😱 El volcán mantiene intensa actividad y sorprende a habitantes de la región. #Popocatepetl #DonGoyo #México

I told y'all missile caves don't react well to bullets.

Drop someone with LONG HAIR 💇‍♀️ 🖤

Clive up to his usual tricks stealing Betty’s toys #cheekycat #catsofbluesky #bengalclive #kleptoClive

Flavio Cobolli DOMINANTE contro Tien 🚀🇮🇹 Colpo pazzesco del tennista italiano che comanda tutto il primo set e lo chiude sul punteggio di 6-2 👏 #Tennis #RolandGarros #Cobolli

"He’s a rare talent." Brian Boone talks about Connor Storrie on The Village Podcast — sharing that CAA signed Connor even before Heated Rivalry ended, and that the decision had more to do with his talent than the success of the show. 🔗 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN71...

💔 Freedom is not free. Volunteers working with officials to identify bodies of fallen defenders so they can bring them to their families for proper burial hfu.org In the darkest moments, hope doesn’t disappear — it fights. Defiant Hope: Preorder your copy hfu.org/defianthope/

❗❗Legit question if anyone has any tips or suggestions, How can I make the line art on my snake look more cleaner? I have the colored layer on top of a dark layer (not drawn line art) Could this be cleaned by glue? Mesh? Or actually drawing the line art to morph? Thank you!! #live2d

“You know, I thought I'd gotten to the stage where I could no longer be shocked by Donald Trump's choices, but this may be the most outrageous of all.” Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) slams President Trump's choice of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence to MS NOW's Mychael Schnell.

Welcome to World War Thekla. #AEWDynamite

🔨 BORDATA DI DRITTO 🪶 PALLA CORTA Berrettini parte forte contro Juan Manuel Cerundolo e si prende il primo set degli ottavi di finale 💪🏻 #RolandGarros #EurosportTennis #Berrettini

Super-Soul Sundays: "Leather Edition" **sadly, I learned this lesson the hard way. But I survived.

La Jornada de Transferencia del 29 de mayo en IBV-CSIC reunió a expertos biotech y clínicos para compartir experiencias en investigación, innovación y oportunidades profesionales. Gracias a speakers y asistentes 💙 📽️ Revive la jornada en nuestro video recap. #IBVCSIC #TransferenciaTecnológica

This is what survival in this economy looks like. Good for her😆 🤣 😂 😹.

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty. ~ John F. Kennedy