A new app which aims to improve health has been launched in Wolverhampton.
The government-backed trial is the first of its kind in England.
The app will offer incentives for people who eat healthily and exercise more including  vouchers for shops, gym discounts and cinema tickets. Trial participants will be given free fitness trackers which will be linked to the Better Health: Rewards app.
The app will generate personalised health goals for each participant. This might be an improved step count or eating more fruit and veg.

The Department for Levelling Up has announce £1.3 million to support green spaces in Northern Ireland.
The money will be given to councils to fund 26 projects that involve tree planting, the expansion of cycle paths and trails, and the improvement of play parks.
The funding is part of Northern Ireland’s £127 million share of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) that is intended to deliver tangible improvements for local people, with positive impacts on pride in place, local growth and life chances.

The government has announced £155 million to continue to cap bus fares at £2 and to maintain bus services.
£80 million will be spent "to protect vital bus services people rely on for work, education, medical appointments and shopping" from 1 April to 30 June.
£75 million will be used to ensure that bus operators outside London can continue to cap bus fares outside of London at £2 until the end of June.

The Scottish Government has announced £27 million for community projects to tackle poverty and disadvantage.
100 initiatives developed by local communities will receive grants from the Investing in Communities Fund, including food pantries and cost of living advice services.
Community Wealth Minister Tom Arthur said: “This fund will help directly address issues facing disadvantaged communities, such as unemployment and food insecurity.

The Mayor of London has announced that every primary school pupil in the city will get free school meals next academic year.
Sadiq Khan has launched a one-off £130 million emergency scheme to help Londoners with the cost of living.
Free school meals will be available for every primary school child from September. It is expected the scheme will save families around £440 per child over the year.

The Department of Health and Social Care has announced £421 million of funding to combat drug and alcohol misuse.
The funding will go to local authorities across England to improve drug and alcohol addiction treatment and recovery.
The funding should enable the creation of over 50,000 high-quality places in drug and alcohol treatment.

The Mayor of London has announced £8.5 million to tackle violence in the city and raise standards in the Met.
The funding will be allocated to the Met and Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime with the intention to tackle drug supply lines, provide further training to leaders and line managers in the Met, and boost the work of the Violence Reduction Unit in an approach to tackling violence that is rooted in prevention and early intervention.

According to research by the County Councils Network (CCN) three quarters of councils are set to raise their council tax by the maximum amount in April.
The research found that 84 out of the 114 who have already published their 2023/34 budget proposals intend to raise council tax by the maximum 4.99 per cent. This applies to upper-tier councils with social care responsibilities.
The 4.99 per cent increase is made up of 2.99 per cent for general council tax and 1.99 per cent for the adult social care precept.

All major road building projects in Wales have been shelved due to environmental concerns. This includes the third Menai bridge and the red route in Flintshire.
The announcement follows a year-long review and is part of the Welsh Government's National Transport Plan.
The Welsh Government has responded to the Roads Review, which was set up in June 2021 by the deputy minister for climate change and a large number of the 55 road schemes that were assessed have been scrapped.

Nicola Sturgeon has resigned as Scotland's first minister, after more than eight years in the job.
She made the announcement at a news conference in Edinburgh.
Sturgeon became First Minister in November 2014, taking over from Alex Salmond, following the independence referendum and is now the longest-serving first minister of Scotland, as well as the first woman to hold the position.
She became a member of the Scottish Parliament in 1999 and deputy leader of the SNP in 2004.
She will remain in office until a successor is elected.