The government has activated the emergency Bellwin scheme for areas in the north of England affected by Storm Ciara.

Up to 10 new innovative Freeports will be opened across the UK as the government seeks to level up the country.

More than a million people are lingering on waiting lists for council houses in England, with UNISON demanding a new housing policy.

The government has said that 13 projects in urban communities across England have been awarded a share of £10 million.

Ministers are proposing national standards for carbon reduction in new homes that are lower than those already implemented in London.

Parents and health professionals in Greater Manchester will be the first in the UK to use the new ‘Early Years’ app.

All children in England will be taught the skills for a lifetime of cycling, as its Bikeability training programme is significantly expanded.

A new generation of homeowners will be backed by the government thanks to a scheme cutting the cost of some new homes by a third.

Labour leadership contender Lisa Nandy has said that her party should invite council leaders to attend its shadow cabinet.
Seeking both to rebuild the party following the general election and give the party’s grassroots a significant boost, the Wigan MP said that a change in its policies on local government was likely and that the approach to local councillors would strengthen Labour’s work in regaining the scores of ‘red wall’ seats lost in December. Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour lost 59 constituencies in their worst defeat since 1935.