Labour calls for new coronavirus food plan

Labour has called for a new coronavirus food plan to become part of new farming and food laws, as part of an amendment to the Agriculture Bill.

Oxford to seek maintained air quality following lockdown

Oxford City Council is exploring the opportunity to make ‘once in a generation’ improvements to transport and public space in the city centre.

Change of message ‘too early’ for North West

Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram have warned that the government’s change of coronavirus message comes ‘too early’ for the North West.

Coronavirus test team expands to boost effectiveness

The government has expanded the team leading on the rapid nationwide roll-out of the coronavirus test and trace programme.

New portal for care homes to arrange coronavirus testing

All care home staff and residents are now eligible for testing with priority for those in homes that look after the over-65s.

Public advised to cover faces in enclosed spaces

The government is advising the public to consider wearing face coverings in enclosed public spaces to help reduce the spread of coronavirus.

Burnham urges for coronavirus regional support

Andy Burnham has called for more support from the government for cities outside London to ease lockdown restrictions.

Care-worker death rate twice that of health workers

Those working in social care in England and Wales have been twice as likely to die with coronavirus as the general working-age population.

‘Reckless’ government putting workers at risk

The British Safety Council has demanded that no worker be forced back to their workplace until it has been made safe.

Coronavirus: £16 million for food charities

The government has announced up to £16 million to provide food for those who are struggling as a result of coronavirus.

Crucial coronavirus data must be shared with councils

Crucial data must be shared with councils to make use of their local knowledge and ensurenational efforts to track coronavirus succeed.

Questions raised after PM’s lockdown changes speech

Boris Johnson has unveiled new plans to begin easing lockdown in the UK, but questions have been raised over its detail and suitability.

£2bn package to create new era for cycling and walking

Far more people will be cycling and walking thanks to plans to boost active transport, launched by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.

Free cycle hire passes for NHS workers in Edinburgh

Transport for Edinburgh’s Cycle Hire Scheme (Just Eat Cycles) has announced the release of 100 free annual passes for NHS staff.

Remote voting allowed for MPs for first time

MPs will be allowed to vote on new laws without being present in the Commons for the first time in its history.

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Event Diary

UKREiiF has quickly become a must-attend in the industry calendar for Government departments and local authorities.

The multi-award-winning UK Construction Week (UKCW), is the UK’s biggest trade event for the built environment that connects the whole supply chain to be the catalyst for growth and positive change in the industry.

The organisers of the world’s largest dedicated hydrogen event, World Hydrogen 2024 Summit & Exhibition have announced it’s return to Rotterdam in May 2024, with an expansion of a whole extra summit day. Sustainable Energy Council (SEC) are partnering with the Government of the Netherlands, the Province of Zuid-Holland, the City of Rotterdam, and the Port of Rotterdam to host an extended, larger scale Summit in 2024, to expand the event to meet the surging demand.