Housing Minister Christopher Pincher has announced that a new national design code is being tested across 14 areas in England.
A pioneering partnership will work with local authorities to engage inventive companies in developing and deploying new services.
A green initiative aimed at encouraging hundreds of thousands of children to walk to school has received £2.1 million in government support.
The single-use carrier bag charge has increased from 5p to 10p and been extended to all businesses in England.
A new report has warned that councils, businesses and communities could be losing out on vital financial support from central government.
£118 million for disadvantaged pupils could be lost from school budgets this year due to a change in how Pupil Premium funding is calculated.
The government has said that anyone with symptoms of coronavirus is now eligible to book a test, ahead of the rollout of the test and trace service.
The End Child Poverty Coalition has revealed that, even before the pandemic, the majority of children are growing up in poverty in some parts of the UK.
Further measures have been announced to help ensure taxpayers get value for money by improving the transparency of local government audit.
CIPFA will shortly issue new guidance to councils on governance arrangements for local authority trading companies.
London boroughs have warned of a fast-approaching summer wave of homelessness in the capital, with pressures likely to reach record levels.
Professor Deborah Sturdy has outlined her commitment to recognise the outstanding contribution made by social care workers and nurses.
The majority of parents of pre-school children are worried about the impact on their child’s overall development or well-being during the pandemic.
The Public Services Committee has warned that ‘left behind’ places will be ‘short-changed’ if ‘levelling up’ plans are not better targeted.
Plans for better high streets, stronger schools and more jobs outside of London will be unveiled by the government as part of its plan to level up the UK.