Prime minister Keir Starmer is in the process of appointing the new cabinet after Labour's landslide victory at the general election this morning (5 July).

Shaun Davies has stood down as the Local Government Association (LGA) Chair after being elected as the new MP for Telford. 

The Labour Party have won the general election, with Kier Starmer to take the role of prime minister from Rishi Sunak.

Defra has released a report analysing the amount of waste councils across England recycle.

Voters across the country are heading to the polling stations today (4 July).

Gloucester City Council has said it has reduced its expected budget shortfall from £1.5m to £288,000.
The council says the deficit came about due to rise in energy bills that affected leisure facilities and the crematorium, as well as the cost of temporary housing for homeless people.
The council has now said that it has reduced the deficit by buying property for temporary accommodation, bringing in Freedom Leisure to run leisure centre GL1 and reopening Longsmith Street Car Park.

Cleansing and waste workers could begin industrial action in weeks in Scotland, affecting half of the country's councils.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned that the percentage of councils’ total housing budget which is being spent on homelessness and temporary accommodation has more than tripled since 2015.
The LGA is calling on the next government to relieve pressure on council budgets by resetting the relationship between local and national government.

London Councils' Low Carbon Development Toolkit wins award
A Low Carbon Development Toolkit, designed in collaboration between London Councils and the London Borough of Hackney, has won an award in the 'Planning to address climate change' category at the 2024 Planning Awards.
The award recognises efforts to advance low carbon development through strategic planning and collaboration.

A council in Northumberland has launched a project aimed at planting and showcasing trees in the community.
On 26 June, Ovington Parish Council officially launched the Ovington Trees Project, including a website, walking guide, and map.
Nearly 4,000 trees have been planted, along a five-mile 'linear arboretum'.
The project has been realised in partnership with 11 landowners, the county council, charities, and more than 100 volunteers.
The project aims to increase overall tree stock in the area and as a result increase biodiversity.