Plans to create less polluted cities need to go further if targets to reduce increasing levels of harmful pollutants are to be met.
Only seven per cent of the British public have been inspired by the Olympic games to take up sport, according to a new YouGov survey.
The Labour party has lost the Copeland by-election by over 2,000 votes to the Conservative party, losing a seat it has held for over 80 years.
Net migration to the UK has reduced by 49,000 with 273,000 people migrating to the UK in the year to September, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown.
New data reveals that the number of new build homes that have started to be built have continued to rise to the highest level since 2007.
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has announced a government cash boost of £191 million for the South West to help create jobs, support businesses and encourage growth.
Councillors from Aberdeen City Council have decided against increasing council tax and have become one of the largest councils to opt to freeze the rate instead.
Oxfordshire County Council has criticised NHS proposals to save £200 million, claiming the plans are lacking information.
A new report commissioned by the Council for Disabled Children and published by the National Children's Bureau, has highlighted that the number of disabled children with complex needs has increased dramatically, and warned that affected families were finding it difficult to access local authority support.
New UK government plans will allow MPs to speak Welsh in parliamentary debates of the Welsh Grand Committee.
The Supreme Court has ruled that income barrier stopping thousands of British citizens from bringing a foreign spouse to the UK is lawful.
West Lothian Council has become the fourth local authority to confirm plans to freeze the basic rate of council tax.