A new £600 million Infection Control Fund has been introduced to tackle the spread of coronavirus in care homes.
On top of the £3.2 billion of financial support made available to local authorities to support key public services since the start of the crisis, the fund will be given to councils to ensure care homes can continue to halt the spread of coronavirus by helping them cover the costs of implementing measures to reduce transmission.

Councils covering rural and coastal areas have urged the public to ‘think twice’ before travelling to do exercise in country parks and beaches.

A third of office workers are concerned about getting used to a corporate office culture again after the lockdown. 

The government’s funding of an emergency programme to house rough sleepers in hotels during the coronavirus pandemic is to be scrapped.

New research has revealed that many indicators of poor mental health and well-being are amplified in young people during lockdown.
Although young people tend to be less vulnerable to the effects of coronavirus, the findings indicate that they are more likely to experience poor mental health and well-being under lockdown than older adults.

Councillors across England have written to the government calling for free school meals to be provided over the half-term and summer breaks.

Sadiq Khan has announced plans to transform parts of central London into one of the largest car-free zones in any capital city in the world.

Cheshire West and Chester Council has partnered with ATG Access to make the city an even safer place to visit and live.

The government should set out the phase in which a return to children’s outdoor play in playgrounds will be considered.