Number of renters in arrears doubles

6 July 2020
Number of renters in arrears doubles
Shelter has said that the number of private tenants in England who have fallen behind on rent has doubled during the coronavirus pandemic.

Social care reform needed within a year

6 July 2020
Social care reform needed within a year
Sir Simon Stevens has revealed that plans to adequately fund the social care sector need to be in place within a year.
Speaking to the BBC, the NHS England chief executive said that coronavirus crisis had shone a ‘very harsh spotlight’ on the ‘resilience’ of the care system and that there was a need to ‘decisively answer’ how high quality care could be provided long-term.

Leeds launches new tree planting initiative

3 July 2020
Leeds launches new tree planting initiative
A large-scale new tree planting initiative, which forms part of Leeds’ programme to make the city carbon neutral by 2030, has been launched.