Eight directors of public health from the north-west of England have written to Boris Johnson calling for any anti-coronavirus obesity plan.

UK Research and Innovation has awarded £3 million to support six research networks that will investigate solutions to air pollution.

Birmingham City Council has published its Birmingham Bus Statement, supporting buses as the UK recovers from coronavirus.

Former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has called for the urgent nationalisation of care services in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Matt Hancock has outlined measures to increase testing and support the NHS this winter, including more local authority powers.

Rishi Sunak will announce that public sector workers will see above inflation pay rises this year.

England’s poorest communities are at greater risk of a second wave of coronavirus owing to imbalances in the test-and-trace system.

Ministers have announced that people using pubs, restaurants and cafes will soon have greater freedom to choose non-smoking outdoor areas.

Councils have been given new powers to close shops and shut outdoor public spaces to manage local outbreaks of coronavirus.

The government has made Changing Places toilets compulsory in new buildings, backed by £30 million in funding.

Councils have said that smoke-free pavements outside pubs, cafes and bars should be introduced to make them healthier spaces.

Hundreds of leisure facilities face closing permanently or being unable to reopen without urgent government funding.

In light of new figures, the Labour Party is urging the government to bring forward urgent measures to tackle childhood obesity.

The BMA has warned that government guidance on face covering rules in England are unclear and are causing widespread confusion.

Boris Johnson has used a press conference to confirm additional funding for the NHS and reveal further plans to ease lockdown in England.

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