More than two million reached by NHS Test and Trace

Two million people have now been reached by the service, including those who tested positive and their contacts.

LGA opens bids for Housing Advisers Programme

The Housing Advisers Programme funds the provision of independent expertise for councils undertaking specific projects to tackle the housing crisis.

Councils doubt ability to set a balanced budget next year

Only one in five of England’s largest councils are confident of setting a balanced budget next year without dramatic reductions to frontline services.

Northern England 'worst hit' by pandemic

The Northern Health Science Alliance has reported that the north has been hit harder than the rest of England during the coronavirus pandemic.

Thousands of children in care being ‘failed by the state’

Anne Longfield has warned that thousands of children in care being ‘failed by the state’ because of a broken residential care home market.

Committee questions ‘not impartial’ Towns Fund selections

The Public Accounts Committee says it is ‘not convinced by the rationales for selecting some towns’ for the £3.6 billion Towns Fund.

Councils spend over £2bn a year on culture and sport

A new report has claimed that councils remain one of the biggest investors in culture, sport and leisure - spending over £2 billion a year.

Plans for further reduction in pollution at London schools

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced new plans to clean up toxic air at schools in the worst polluted areas of the capital.

UK ‘off course’ to meet net zero carbon ambitions by 2050

The IPPR think tank is warning that the UK is off course to meet its own net zero carbon ambitions by 2050 and restore nature.

Government urged to restore confidence in levelling-up agenda

New research by campaign group HS2 East has revealed a lack of public confidence in the levelling-up agenda.

Labour challenges government to ‘Build it in Britain’

Labour is urging the government to ‘Build it in Britain’ and support the creation of 400,000 jobs, through a green recovery package.

Further tests to be rolled out across England

Over half a million rapid-turnaround lateral flow tests will be sent out by NHS Test and Trace to local public health leaders this week.

Car more important following pandemic, say drivers

More than half of UK drivers say that having access to a car is more important than it was before the coronavirus pandemic.

Another u-turn as government funding free school meals

The government has announced that councils will be given new funding to ensure vulnerable households do not go hungry or without essential items.

Age UK calls for pay equalisation with the NHS

Age UK is calling on the government to improve the salaries of care workers so that they are the same as those for people doing the equivalent job in the NHS.

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