Boris Johnson is to chair a meeting of the government's emergency Cobra committee in response to floods in northern England.

Both the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats have pledged extra money to support the parents of young children.

The Campaign for Better Transport has called on the next government to get more people onto the bus.

Nottingham City Council has announced that no schools in the city will close to become polling stations at December’s General Election.

Councils will need billions in extra funding over the next Parliament if they are to meet the rising costs of providing adult social care.

The government has activated the emergency Bellwin scheme in response to recent flooding in Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

The Higher Education Policy Institute has revealed that more than half of students are ready to vote tactically in the General Election.

Northern business and elected leaders have set out a bold new vision for the North of England.

The LGA says clearer labelling on all products and increased charges for hard to recycle products are needed to help councils boost recycling rates.

John McDonnell is to promise an ‘irreversible shift in the centre of gravity in political decision making and investment’ from London to the North.

The majority of the UK public and almost half of Conservative voters back the total decarbonisation of the UK economy by 2030.

The Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party have finalised a plan to step aside for each other in the General Election.

Almost one in five using food banks have no money coming in at all in the month before being referred for emergency food.

London’s Violence Reduction Unit is investing £4.7 million to tackle school exclusions.

The Green Party has pledged to invest £100 billion a year in climate action for a decade if her party gets into power.

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