The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has announced that thousands of homes will be built on derelict land, with the intention to boost local regeneration.
Around £35 million from the Brownfield Land Release Fund 2 has been allocated to 41 councils with the aim of kickstarting regeneration in towns and cities.
59 regeneration projects across the country will see the building of 2,200 homes, with the hope of creating up to 7000 jobs.
The fund is part of the government's plan to level up the country and protect green spaces.

Secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities Michael Gove has written to social housing providers and council leaders to call for action on housing conditions.
The letter to social housing providers calls on them to "raise the bar dramatically on the quality of social housing and empower tenants so that their voices are truly heard". Gove highlighted his concern that that cases of mould and damp have been left unaddressed for too long and they are not treated with sufficient seriousness.

Households in Wales will be able to collect and plant a free tree as part of an initiative called My Tree Our Forest.
There are over 50 collection hubs across the country run by Coed Cadw, the Woodland Trust in Wales which will be open from Saturday. The hubs will be run by volunteers who will be sharing their expert advice on how to pick the right tree for the right space.
There are 295,000 trees and ten different species available including: hazel, rowan, hawthorn, silver birch, crab apple, sensible oak, dogwood, dog rose, field maple and elder.

Victoria Prentis has been sworn in as Attorney General, after her appointment last month.
Prentis was elected as MP for Banbury in May 2015 and has previously served as minister of state at the Department for Work and Pensions, minister of state at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and as parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

An Ofsted report has found that local authorities are struggling to finds homes for children and are having to find them at the last minute, due to a lack of suitable accommodation and a rising demand for places.
The report found that a lack of suitable accommodation coupled with the need to find placements quickly means that local authorities are unable to plan for and fulfil the legal duty. The need for urgent placements and problems forecasting demand has resulted in local authorities having to respond to cases as and when they arrive.