Welsh Government launches publicly owned energy company
Welsh climate change minister Julie James and Plaid Cymru’s designated member Siân Gwenllian have launched a new publicly-owned energy company for Wales.
Ynni Cymru, based at M-SParc, Ynys Mon, is being established to expand community-owned renewable energy generation across Wales.
£750,000 has been given to 11 projects in the form of resource grants over the next three years.

The City of London Corporation has selected charge Point operator Qwello UK to undertake a full upgrade of the Square Mile’s electric vehicle charging points. 

The Scottish Government has announced funding for organisations helping people facing poverty and hardship.
Public sector and third sector partnerships can apply for cash grants and other essentials from the £1.6 million Cash-First Fund.
Up to £200,000 will be made available to partnerships including community food initiatives, local authority teams, and money advice services.

Millions of free meals are being handed out across the capital this summer, as recent statistics have shown that half of parents are struggling to buy food and essential items.
The meals are being provided through an emergency funding programme from the Mayor of London.
With support from City Hall, more than three million free meals have been given to children and their families since April. Hundreds of thousands more meals will be delivered over the summer holidays through the Mayor’s free holiday meals funding.

The Scottish government has awarded funding as part of the Scottish Government’s Digital Inclusion Programme which is intended to help people access online support services.
The funding will initially be used in mental health and housing services.
Thirteen winning projects will develop, test and implement programmes to help people access the services they need  online  to support their health and wellbeing.

The government has announced £6 million from the new round of Air Quality Grants to improve air quality in local communities.
Local authorities are invited to bid for the funding, which is intended to help councils to develop and implement measures to benefit schools, businesses and communities and reduce the impact of air pollution on people’s health.

The Welsh Government has announced that tourism projects across the country have been awarded a share of the £5 million Brilliant Basics Fund to help deliver a first-class holiday experience.
29 tourism infrastructure projects in north, mid and south west and south east Wales have received investment from the fund, which helps deliver small-scale tourism infrastructure improvements, improve accessibility and make destinations more environmentally sustainable.
The fund is open to to local authorities and national park authorities.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has announced the redevelopment of 44 youth centres, set to benefit 12,000 young people.
The upgrades will be funded by a £70 million investment from Government’s Youth Investment Fund.
New youth centres will be built and old ones will be refurbished in order to give young people better access to out-of-school activities.

Deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden has published the National Risk Register, which outlines the risks facing the UK.
The register includes 89 threats that would have a significant impact on the UK’s safety, security or critical systems at a national level.
Threats listed include disruption to energy supplies following the invasion of Ukraine, malicious uses of drones to disrupt transport and other critical operations and threats to undersea transatlantic telecommunications cables used for internet and communications.

The government has announced £43 million of funding for improvements to the A38 Bromsgrove, which should reduce journey times and boost connectivity for residents in the West Midlands.
The scheme will deliver major upgrades on a 4 mile stretch of the A38 between M42 Junction 1 to the north and the junction of A38 with B4094 Worcester Road in the south.
The improvements will focus on improvements at key junctions to prevent bottleneck and improve traffic flow to reduce journey times, as well as create new opportunities for cycling and walking.