There has been a 14 per cent increase in the number of apprenticeships created directly by boroughs this year.

Kent County Council has said that it can no longer ‘safely meet its statutory duty’ to care for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

Ofsted has announced that it will begin visits to local authorities and children's social care providers from September 2020.

Council leaders in the West Midlands are urging the government to grant more powers to the region to aid recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

The government is being urged to 'get cars off the road', as traffic in Britain returns to levels seen before the coronavirus lockdown.

Five local authority pilot areas have been announced to test how the recovery of England’s landscapes and wildlife can be driven locally.

Free school meals should be permanently extended to the children of migrants who are currently ineligible for public support, say charities.

A number of remaining aspects of England’s culture, sport, leisure and business sectors will be permitted to reopen from 15 August.

Sharp falls in the cost of renewable generation means that Britain should aim for renewables to meet two thirds of electricity needs by 2030.

The bid for the creation of a single North Yorkshire Council has been given strong backing by neighbouring Durham.

The number of families with children claiming Universal Credit increased by a third as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic peaked in April and May.

Transport for the North has set out its initial plans for a Northern Infrastructure Pipeline, a 30-year investment plan of infrastructure projects.

Seven Yorkshire councils have made a series of demands of the government, detailing how to tackle local coronavirus outbreaks.

Labour is urging the government to introduce a Regional Opportunities Guarantee as part of the Kickstarter Scheme.

Online election and referendum campaigns will have ‘the same transparency’ as is given in leaflets and on posters, says the government.

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