Progress on making London’s streets healthy too slow

Progress on making London’s streets healthy and safe is 'far too slow' to meet the Mayor of London’s own targets.

Planning pledges could put wildlife at risk

Boris Johnson’s pledge to ‘build, build, build’ could put the English countryside and its wildlife at serious risk.

Number of renters in arrears doubles

Shelter has said that the number of private tenants in England who have fallen behind on rent has doubled during the coronavirus pandemic.

Affordable homes scheme extended by a year

A government scheme to help get more families across England into affordable homes has been extended by a year.

£1.57bn to protect cultural, arts and heritage institutions

Britain’s arts, culture and heritage industries will receive a £1.57 billion rescue package to help weather the impact of coronavirus.

£10m for small businesses to kickstart tourism

Communities that depend on tourism will receive a major boost from a new £10 million Kick-starting Tourism Package.

Leeds launches new tree planting initiative

A large-scale new tree planting initiative, which forms part of Leeds’ programme to make the city carbon neutral by 2030, has been launched.

Youth unemployment to more than double by end of 2020

New analysis by the IPPR think tank estimates that an extra 620,000 young people will be unemployed by the end of the year.

UK risks missing net zero target in recovery plans

Labour has stressed that Rishi Sunak must lay out urgent plans to realign government spending with the target to cut carbon emissions to net zero.

Labour calls for ‘Back to Work Budget’

Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds is urging the government to commit to a ‘Back to Work Budget focused on jobs, jobs, jobs’.

Green recovery could create 1.6 million new jobs

The government should invest urgently in a jobs-led recovery focused on helping the UK meet its targets for improving air quality, says IPPR.

Regular retesting rolled out for care homes

Staff and residents in care homes for over 65s and those with dementia will receive regular coronavirus tests from next week.

Online tool seeks to involve youth view in policy making

Young people are being invited to share their views on key issues with the government by using a new ‘Involved’ Instagram platform.

Pollution halved at London’s commuter hotspots

Some major pollution hotspots in London saw toxic emissions fall by up to 50 per cent at rush hour during lockdown.

Vulnerable people still struggling to get food

New Which? research has found that more than a quarter of vulnerable people across the UK are still struggling to get the food they need.

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