GMCA has called upon the government not to restrict local ambition on climate change targets when drawing up guidelines for new build homes.
Boris Johnson will announce that bus services will be transformed with simpler fares, thousands of new buses and improved routes.
Welsh Minister for Health and Social Services Vaughan Gething has announced an extra £5.5 million to back plans to halt obesity in Wales.
The government has activated the emergency Bellwin scheme for areas in the north of England affected by Storm Ciara.
Up to 10 new innovative Freeports will be opened across the UK as the government seeks to level up the country.
More than a million people are lingering on waiting lists for council houses in England, with UNISON demanding a new housing policy.
The government has said that 13 projects in urban communities across England have been awarded a share of £10 million.
Ministers are proposing national standards for carbon reduction in new homes that are lower than those already implemented in London.
Parents and health professionals in Greater Manchester will be the first in the UK to use the new ‘Early Years’ app.
All children in England will be taught the skills for a lifetime of cycling, as its Bikeability training programme is significantly expanded.
A new generation of homeowners will be backed by the government thanks to a scheme cutting the cost of some new homes by a third.
Labour leadership contender Lisa Nandy has said that her party should invite council leaders to attend its shadow cabinet.
Charities are urging the government to reverse the deep funding cuts that have placed tremendous pressures on sexual health services.
The government is introducing new measures to help millions of people get their finances and debt under control.
New figures from the National House Building Council have revealed that 1.4 million new homes have been registered to be built in the past decade.