Could this be the UK's first new city in half a century?

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"Plans for a new garden development featuring almost half a million homes and a forest could become Britain's first new city in half a century. Businessmen Shiv Malik and Joseph Reeve are proposing to build Forest City 1' in Suffolk between Newmarket and Haverhill, on agricultural land east of Cambridge. They claim the new metropolis could provide almost one million people with affordable homes, and even a potential answer to the housing crisis."

A news outlet solicits donations to fund on-the-ground reporting, investigative work into political financing, and documentary production while keeping content free of paywalls. The outlet positions itself as trusted across the political spectrum and argues that quality journalism should be paid by those who can afford it. Separately, businessmen Shiv Malik and Joseph Reeve propose Forest City in Suffolk between Newmarket and Haverhill on agricultural land east of Cambridge. The proposal envisions 400,000 homes across 45,000 acres and a 12,000-acre forest, claiming potential to house almost one million people and help solve the housing crisis. The plan has attracted skepticism from local politicians.

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