A BBC investigation has shown that UK councils face a £3 billion black hole in their budgets as they emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.

Nick Gibb has said that school funding will be made simpler, fairer and more transport as a result of government efforts to ‘level up’

Proposals on the future of adult social care, including a timetable for reform, should be brought forward by Sajid Javid in the next two weeks.

A number of homeless charities have written to the government urging ministers to reconsider the new Police and Crime Bill.

Plans for a new pilot to help people exercise more and eat better are being laid out by the government in a bid to cut obesity rates.

Shadow Communities Secretary Steve Reed is inviting councils to join Labour in forcing a U-turn on the Conservative's ‘Developers’ Charter’.

The Local Government Association has stressed that children and young people need to be at the heart of the national recovery.

Bus operators will benefit from £226.5 million in funding to help ensure they continue to run vital services as coronavirus restrictions are lifted.

Victims who are homeless due to domestic abuse will be prioritised for accommodation from their council.

The long-term impact of coronavirus on the nation’s health needs to be recognised in future planning for public health and social care services.

This week, the Local Government Association will launch its build back local campaign to emphasise the importance of public services.

Rates of obesity in England are high and rising, with a strong systemic relationship between obesity and deprivation.

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is giving residents more power to hold builders and developers to account, under the new Building Safety Bill.

A beach-crowd management app developed by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is set to go national after being backed by central government.

Councils spent £142 million placing homeless households in bed and breakfasts in 2019/20, a 430 per cent increase compared to 2010/11.

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