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.

The revamped coronavirus contact-tracing app is set to begin public trials, after initial trials were halted in June.

Oxfordshire County Council will be making emergency cuts of £15 million to deal with losses incurred because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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.

Rough sleeping will soar if the government fails to properly fund homelessness support services in this Autumn’s Comprehensive Spending Review.

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.

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

NHS Confederation warns that mental health patients risk their conditions deteriorating due to increased demand brought about by coronavirus.

Transport for West Midlands has unveiled the Starley Network, a new 500-mile cycling vision for the West Midlands.

Julie James has confirmed up to £50 million to support projects across Wales to ensure no-one is forced back onto the streets.

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