The latest round of the Local Government Association’s Behavioural Insights Programme has awarded funding to eight councils.

Cambridge City Council’s budget for 2020-21 is pledging action on climate change, biodiversity and the environment.

Norfolk County Council is proposing significant extra investment in adults’ and children’s services as part of the authority’s latest budget.

More than 100 councils across England have been awarded a share of over £4 million to crack down on criminal landlords and letting agents.

Six new Teaching School Hubs have been announced, as part of plans to share the expertise of the country’s highest performing schools.

Chancellor Sajid Javid has launched the beginning of the Budget process and announced that it will take place on 11 March 2020.

Lord Berkeley has warned that there is ‘overwhelming evidence’ that the costs of HS2 are ‘out of control’.

The government has announced that low-paid workers will receive a 6.2 per cent pay rise with a new National Living Wage of £8.72 per hour.

A ground-breaking project will enable bus users to plan routes, estimate journey times and understand costs in advance.

More children will be able to learn instruments and play in orchestras or choirs thanks to a £80 million investment in music hubs.

£11.8 million will ensure that more children receive a healthy and nutritious breakfast to set them up for the school day.

Families with deep rooted problems will receive extra support to get their lives back on track with up to £165 million of funding.

The government has informed local authorities across the country how much extra education money they will receive next year.

The use of combustible cladding on the external walls of high rise buildings in Wales will be banned from 13 January 2020.

Seven boroughs from across the capital have been invited to City Hall to present their bid to be the next London Borough of Culture.

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