Local gov must be able to lead with NHS on vaccination drive

The LGA says that councils should be able to act shoulder-to-shoulder with the NHS in the distribution of a coronavirus vaccine.

£2.2bn to see businesses through national restrictions

Small businesses will receive a significant £2.2 billion from the government to help them through the current period of national restrictions.

One in six councils have on-street EV charge points

The AA has found that just one in six English councils have installed on-street charge points in residential areas.

Majority of care workers earn below 'real' living wage

Almost three-quarters  of frontline care workers in England are earning below the ‘real’ living wage.

Taskforce to support drive for two million green jobs by 2030

The government has launched a new Green Jobs Taskforce to support plans to build back greener and reach net zero emissions by 2050.

More than 19,000 jobs created by Kickstart Scheme

Over 19,000 job placements for unemployed young people have so far been created under the government’s £2 billion Kickstart Scheme.

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.

Spend on ‘communications consultants’ needs clarification

The Labour Party has demanded transparency for the taxpayer over £130 million government spend on ‘communications consultants’.

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.

Online junk food advertising banned to tackle obesity

A new consultation has been launched on proposals to ban online adverts for foods high in fat, sugar and salt in the UK.

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.

Government needs to shift momentum to reach climate goals

The NAO has stressed that it is not yet clear that the government has in place what it needs to meet its long-term environmental goals.

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.

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.

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