10,000 care home residents and staff offered repeat testing

DHSC has announced that 10,000 residents and staff across over 100 care homes will be given coronavirus tests as part of a new surveillance study.

Councils remind people of precautions during heatwave

As Britain braces itself for a heatwave, councils are urging people to take all necessary health precautions against the rising temperatures.

Business for Clean Air initiative launches

Global Action Plan is launching the Business for Clean Air Initiative to arm large UK companies with the tools to tackle air pollution.

Parks a smart investment for a green recovery, says report

The Parks Alliance has made the business case for parks, why they matter and why they are a ‘smart investment’.

Scottish councils to receive additional funding

Almost £258 million of additional funding for vital local services has been approved by the Scottish Parliament.

Scientists question easing several lockdown rules at once

Scientists have warned that the easing of multiple lockdown measures at once risks inadvertently boosting the spread of coronavirus.

Shielding guidance to ease from 6 July

Millions of people shielding from coronavirus will be advised they can spend more time outside their homes from Monday 6 July.

Virus costing Greater Manchester authorities £732m

The impact of coronavirus in Greater Manchester and the actions taken to manage the pandemic will be £732 million by the end of 2020/21 alone.

Lower income households turning to borrowing on the rise

Lower income households are twice as likely as high-income households to have increased their use of consumer credit during the coronavirus crisis.

Councils warn against Test and Trace scam

Councils have received reports of fraudsters attempting to exploit the Test and Trace system through bogus phone calls, emails and text messages.

Councils facing serious financial risks from pandemic

The IFS has warned that councils in deprived and affluent areas face serious financial risks from the coronavirus crisis as incomes fall and costs grow.

Two in five adults feel lonelier since lockdown

Two in five adults in the UK feel lonelier under the lockdown as a result of the tight limits it has placed on social contact.

Families on UC forced into lockdown debt ‘nightmare’

Nearly two thirds of hard-pressed families on Universal Credit are borrowing money to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.

Further action needed to protect care services

ADASS has published its second report into the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on social care services, arguing that more needs to be done.

Labour calls for routine testing of all health staff

The Labour Party is calling for routine testing of all staff in the NHS and social care sectors to help minimise transmission of coronavirus.

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