New tax could be more effective and quicker than building new homes

'Every Day Is Different’ campaign to highlight the opportunities for progression and professional development

The most contentious planning cases could be decided up to 5 months faster, review finds

New analysis by the Institute of Fiscal Studies has found that the Treasury will need to find an extra £5bn by 2023-24 to spare further cuts to public services.

Air pollution data monitoring levels of particulate matter (PM2.5) outside GP practices in the UK show nearly one in three NHS patients are attending GP surgeries where the levels of pollution breach limits set by the World Health Organisation.

Measures include boosting English language skills and supporting migrants to develop a good understanding of life in England.

Government "needs to take this much more seriously if they are to meet their ambition of 300,000 new homes per year by the mid-2020s"

Deal agreed by councillors will transfer ownership of venues to City Property Glasgow Investments LLP

The Director General for Local Government and Public Services at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government will leave the post after being appointed as the next Chief Executive of HM Prison and Probation Service.

Draft measures aimed at making it easier for officers to intervene and remove travellers from land they should not be on have been announced by the Home Secretary Sajid Javid.
The plans follow an initial consultation to look at how to strengthen the response from police and local authorities.
The Home Secretary will also consider making it a criminal offence to set up such camps. It is currently defined in law as trespassing, a civil matter.