The Mayor of London has announced £875,000 for communities to tackle hate and extremism.
The money will go towards community projects tackling extremism, hate, intolerance and radicalisation. 25 projects across the city will receive funding to run workshops and educational activities to empower 30,000 Londoners of all ages to challenge racist and hateful views in their communities.
In 2022, 32 children and teenagers under 17 were arrested for terror offences - the highest on record.

The government has launched a consultation on a revised Air Quality Strategy.
The Strategy outlines how councils in England should use their existing powers and responsibilities more effectively to deliver improvements to air quality.
The draft strategy includes outlining the actions councils can undertake to improve air quality; setting out actions for councils to reduce emissions of fine particulate matter, the pollutant most damaging to health; and providing a framework to enable local authorities to make the best use of their powers and deliver for their communities.

Funding has been awarded to innovative projects designed to capture and store renewable energy for later use.
£30 million will be shared among the recipients, designing and testing innovative technology to modernise the energy system and store renewable energy for later use.
Among the recipients is Synchrostor in Edinburgh, which will receive £9.4 million to build a Pumped Thermal Energy Storage (PTES) grid-connected demonstration plant operating at 1MW, with the ability to charge and discharge for a period of 10 hours, longer than current battery technology.

A Project Gigabit contract has been awarded to Wessex Internet to roll out broadband to around 10,500 homes and businesses in the New Forest.
The first properties are expected to be connected in February 2024.
Wessex Internet will work closely with Forestry England and the Verderers of the New Forest over the three-year programme, with work set to begin later this year.

Scotland is set to install its first floating solar panels later this year as part of efforts to generate renewable energy and reduce carbon emissions.
First minister Humza Yousaf has toured the manufacturing facility of Nova Innovation in Leith where the panels are being tested before their launch.
The company installed the world’s first offshore tidal turbine array in Shetland in 2016 and since then has received £6.4 million from the Scottish National Investment Bank to boost production of innovative renewable energy generators.

£110 million has been allocated for rural communities under the Rural England Prosperity Fund.
Eligible local authorities in England can invest the funding in initiatives such as farm diversification, projects to boost rural tourism, and community infrastructure projects including electric vehicle charging stations.

The Welsh Government will extend funding for two successful electric bike loan schemes, which have encouraged more local residents to swap their car for a bike in communities across Wales.
Sustrans's E-Move scheme and Pedal Power’s ‘See Cycling Differently’ have both been running with the help of government funding since 2021.

The government has announced nearly £50 million in funding for safer roads across England.
Road safety improvements will be made to 27 of the most high-risk roads in England in an attempt to prevent fatal and serious injuries.
It is anticipated that the investment will will prevent over 750 fatal and serious injuries over the next 20 years, with £420 million benefit to society.
The funding comes from the third round of the Safer Roads Fund, through which 27 new schemes will be delivered.

The government has announced that the time has been set for the emergency alerts test.
People with 4G and 5G mobile phones will receive a message on the Home Screen of their phone, along with sound and vibration.
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Oliver Dowden MP, said: "Put the date in your diaries - at 3pm on 23 April, we’ll be testing our new national Emergency Alerts system.

The Geospatial Commission has launched a digital underground map, showing pipes and cables. The map is aimed at supporting economic growth, improving safety and reducing delays.
It is anticipated that the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) will deliver £350 million per year of economic growth through increased efficiency, reduced asset strikes and reduced disruptions for citizens and businesses.
It is hoped the new map will revolutionise the way pipes and cables are installed, maintained, operated and repaired.