Worcestershire’s wholly-owned Children First service has gone live, providing a new way of delivering children’s services in the county.

Home Secretary Priti Patel has announced a surge of activity to crack down on county lines drugs gangs, backed by £20 million of government investment.

Ben Houchen has urged community groups across Tees Vallet to take advantage of funding to deliver clean energy projects in their area.

Norfolk County Council is considering prudent measures to meet spending pressures next year with new savings of £15.8m being considered.

Glasgow has been set a target of becoming a carbon neutral city by 2030, following a recommendation by the council's City Administration Committee.

The BBC has reported that 1,010 'outstanding' schools in England have not been inspected for more than 10 years.
This means that one in 20 children in England is in a school that has not been inspected for more than a decade, with  24 schools having gone without inspection for more than 13 years.
The Department for Education is planning to lift an exemption on routine inspections for outstanding schools, with the number escaping inspection rising to 1,010 from 296 in 2017.

The country’s Mayors have discussed the next steps they should seek to agree with government to strengthen devolved powers.

Robert Jenrick has said that a new green standard for new build homes will bring an environmental revolution to home building.

Council leaders across the UK have signed an open letter committing them to tackling ageism and talking more positively about later life.

Nearly two thirds of workers would find a potential employer attractive if they had an air pollution policy in place.