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The article presents an interview with John Cotton, leader of England's Birmingham City Council, discussing the challenges faced by the council, including financial struggles, equal pay crisis, and the need for partnership building. Topics discussed include budget cuts, departure of the chief executive, and efforts to resolve the equal pay issue through trade union engagement.

In this article, the author presents her views on need to change problematic culture and norms as well as ensure that women and girls will be listened to and supported when they report their experiences. It mentions poor street lighting and enclosed spaces which make women feel unsafe; and also mentions need for better education in schools on consent, communications campaigns, training courses for staff on how to respond to report.

In darkness we develop film, we store wine, and we close our eyes. Modernism made light, air and sun its religion, and every architect came up with a good quote on the play of light and shadow. In 2013, computer-controlled mirrors were installed to reflect sun down into the valley, bathing the town in winter sun for the first time. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses a lawsuit brought by Catalan architect Beth Galí against the state of Qatar over claims that the Ashgal Qatari-owned company counterfeited the Latina streetlight designed by Galí for the Spanish manufacturer Santa & Cole. The lamps from Ashgal were used on a 2006 scheme in Doha, Qatar. The author explores how intellectual property is treated in Western countries and in developing nations such as China and Qatar.

Features the Irma Sealsafe lantern produced by Aquila Design. Claim that this was used by the London Borough of Southwark for exterior lighting columns, lanterns and street furniture as part of an urban regeneration project; Photometric properties of the lantern.