The Unite union has announced that Birmingham City Council’s refuse workers will further their industrial action through August until 1 September.
Amber Rudd has announced plans to consult on new offences to toughen up knife crime laws, to restrict the online sale of knives.
The Local Government Association (LGA) has unveiled a new scheme to assist councils in tackling local housing challenges.
To mark Love Parks Week, green charity Keep Britain Tidy have announced the latest winners of the Green Flag Awards.
If current housing trends are maintained, fertility may fall even further, a new report warns.
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has said that public sector workers are thousands of pounds a year worse off than they were in 2010.
The winners of £6.6 billion worth of major construction contracts for HS2 Phase One have been announced.
Five towns and cities have been shortlisted to host UK City of Culture 2021, Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism.
Leading safety bodies are to meet ministers for talks on the UK’s building and fire regulations following the Grenfell Tower disaster.
Schemes across the country have been allocated £15 million worth of funding in order to reduce flood risk.
Lambeth Council will receive a £55 million grant from City Hall to help tackle the current housing crisis.
The government should create a fund which could deliver 40,000 new homes annually and boost public finances by £3.4 billion, a new report argues.