The Mayor of London has invested £12.4 million to transform public spaces across the capital.

The prime minister met with local leaders in Southport to confirm a support package for the local community. 

Proposals to cut the number of single-use items like cups and the destruction of unsold goods in ScotlandS have received high levels of support in a recent consultation.

A new survey from charity Eating Better found that 78 per cent want healthier food in schools and hospitals, and that the public sector procurement can help achieve ‘better’ meat and dairy being served in schools and hospitals.

The Mayor of London, TfL and London Play are encouraging London communities to reimagine streets in different ways for play and active travel this Car Free Day.

Sadiq Khan has announced his Violence Reduction Unit has invested £2 million in a package of activities.

Unite has announced that its local government membership involved in waste and cleansing services in Scotland will take strike action for eight days across 18 Councils if no credible pay offer is tabled before Wednesday 14 August.
The action will involve waste workers, street cleaners, and recycling centre operators.
If no deal is reached before then, strike action is set to begin at 5am on Wednesday 14 August and end at 4:59am on Thursday 22 August.

The Government has announced a rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP), which is to be completed by the end of the year.
The government will develop a new, statutory plan to protect and restore the natural environment with delivery plans to meet each of the Environment Act targets.
The focus will be on cleaning up the waterways, reducing waste across the economy, planting millions more trees, improving air quality and halting the decline in species by 2030.

The government has announced a budget of over £1.5 billion in an attempt to deliver homegrown clean energy projects and boost UK's energy security.

The government has announced an overhaul of the planning system intended to grow the economy and build more houses.
Every English council will be given new mandatory housing targets to pave the way to deliver 1.5 million more homes. The targets will mean that councils will have to increase housebuilding in the areas most in need and at the same time, help more people buy their own homes and remove the largest barriers to economic growth.