Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirms HS2 will go ahead, alongside radical improvements to local transport networks across the country.
In a statement to Parliament, Johnson set out that after careful consideration of the independent Oakervee review, the decision has been taken to proceed with HS2.
The first phase of the controversial route will travel between London and Birmingham, with a second phase going to Manchester and Leeds, with Johnson admitting that the decision had been ‘difficult’. The first phase will begin in April.

Councils from the UK’s major cities have joined forces to call for radical devolution from Whitehall to enable them to ‘level up’ growth.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has revealed that Lewisham has been awarded the title of London Borough of Culture for 2021.

A total of 16 organisations that provide and commission adult social care services are to receive a share of £4.5 million.

A district heat network scheme is a step closer to being built in Bradford city centre, providing heat and electricity to public buildings.

The Air Team campaign group has revealed that dangerous levels of air pollution will blight the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
According to a new report, a host of sporting venues across the country are now blighted by harmful traffic fumes, with a quarter of 94 sports grounds in major cities found to have levels of air pollution above World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended limits. Additionally, 52 of the 94 sites assessed came close to breaching the threshold.

GMCA has called upon the government not to restrict local ambition on climate change targets when drawing up guidelines for new build homes.

Boris Johnson will announce that bus services will be transformed with simpler fares, thousands of new buses and improved routes.

Welsh Minister for Health and Social Services Vaughan Gething has announced an extra £5.5 million to back plans to halt obesity in Wales.
The funding will be used to support the Healthy Weight: Healthy Wales Delivery Plan 2020-22, which Gething launched during a visit to see a healthy eating project at a playgroup in Cardiff.