Government plans to boost levels of walking and cycling in the UK post-coronavirus are under threat from a minority of objectors.

The Public Accounts Committee has labelled the government's failure to plan for the economic impact of a pandemic as ‘astonishing’.

The government has said that care home residents in England can begin to be reunited with one of their loved ones.

The impact of coronavirus on people from minority ethnic groups has been linked to air pollution and overcrowded housing.

Eight directors of public health from the north-west of England have written to Boris Johnson calling for any anti-coronavirus obesity plan.

UK Research and Innovation has awarded £3 million to support six research networks that will investigate solutions to air pollution.

Birmingham City Council has published its Birmingham Bus Statement, supporting buses as the UK recovers from coronavirus.

Former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has called for the urgent nationalisation of care services in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Matt Hancock has outlined measures to increase testing and support the NHS this winter, including more local authority powers.

Rishi Sunak will announce that public sector workers will see above inflation pay rises this year.

England’s poorest communities are at greater risk of a second wave of coronavirus owing to imbalances in the test-and-trace system.

Ministers have announced that people using pubs, restaurants and cafes will soon have greater freedom to choose non-smoking outdoor areas.

Councils have been given new powers to close shops and shut outdoor public spaces to manage local outbreaks of coronavirus.

The government has made Changing Places toilets compulsory in new buildings, backed by £30 million in funding.

Councils have said that smoke-free pavements outside pubs, cafes and bars should be introduced to make them healthier spaces.

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