A new investigation by ITV programme Suspended: Britain’s Pay Scandal? highlighted that over 1,172 council staff have been suspended from work on full pay, in the last three years.

The Bank of England has told the government that the Help to Buy Mortgage Guarantee Scheme is no longer needed.

Warwickshire County Council has announced a set of options it will consider to achieve savings of around £67 million by 2020.

Newly released figures have shown that more than 312,000 households have now benefited from government-backed home ownership schemes.

A new £40 million entrepreneur fund backed by the British Business Bank has been announced by Small Business Minister Margot James.

Council leaders have praised a judicial review which ruled that councils should remain exempt from VAT on commercial waste collections.

Former Conservative Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has said that the NHS should get a ‘Brexit bonus’ of £5 billion a year.

Citizens Advice Cymru has raised concerns over councils using bailiffs to quicken the collection of council debts.

The introduction of ‘charity bins’ has successfully reduced litter by an average of 30 per cent in five locations across England.

A proposal to invest £1.6million to help protect an area of Leeds from flooding by developing a new natural greenspace is to be discussed.

First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones has set out his government’s five year plan to drive improvement in the Welsh economy and public services.

The UK government needs to take urgent action to support the efforts of the Scottish government to stimulate growth in the wake of Brexit.

Sajid Javid is in North America to show American businesses how investing in the Midlands region could put them in the fast lane for growth.

Andy Street has vowed to turn the West Midlands into Britain’s economic powerhouse as he enters the race to become the region’s first elected mayor

Millions of pounds in unpaid business rates are being written off by councils due to a loophole in licensing and business laws being exploited.

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