ClientEarth has warned councils that they risk legal challenge if they do not introduce proper climate change plans.

Councils must make sure there are enough disabled parking spaces to cope with the extra demand a blue badge scheme expansion will bring.

Some food banks across the UK are running critically low on supplies because of a spike in demand during the school holidays.

Liberal Democrat candidate Beatrice Wishart has fought off a strong challenge from the SNP to hold Shetland in a Holyrood by-election.
In what was deemed Scotland’s safe seat, Wishart polled 5,659 votes, ahead of SNP candidate Tom Wills on 3,827, a majority of 1,837. She now succeeds Tavish Scott, who had been MSP for the constituency since 1999 and was a former leader of the Scottish Lib Dems.

The Health Foundation has stressed that the new government must urgently act to stabilise and reform adult social care in England.

Southampton City Council has revealed that its housing-with-care schemes are saving the NHS £330,000 per year.

Welsh ministers have called on the UK government to provide a much-needed boost to public services.

Cheshire West and Chester Council is scaling up preparations for a no-deal Brexit.

More than £2 billion of funding for social care is at risk next year, with councils warning that services will start to be decommissioned in the coming months.

Childhood happiness has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, with more than 200,000 children unhappy with their lives.