The 30 hours funded childcare offer has led to increased fees for nearly half of parents and is financially hitting providers.

£10 million will be spent on a digital planning service to improve the way that drivers plan their journeys and help them avoid roadworks.

A surge in demand for sexual health services at a time of cuts to local council funding is leaving the service at risk of collapse.

The Education Secretary has published a new toolkit to help schools save money to ensure every pound possible is being spent in the classroom.

A new study has predicted that the number of people aged 85 and over needing 24-hour care is set to double.

Nearly 134,000 children will miss out on a secondary school place by 2023 as a result of the surge in primary school pupils.

The government has announced plans to extend the single-use plastic bag charge to all retailers and increase the minimum charge to at least 10p.
Subject to consultation later this year, Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans would see the current 5p plastic bag charge extended to all retailers and not just big businesses. The 5p charge, introduced in 2015, has seen plastic bag sales in major supermarkets drop by 86 per cent.

Schools in England are facing a ‘severe shortage’ of teachers ahead of the new academic year.

Both Ofsted and the government have sent Brighton & Hove City Council congratulations for improvements to its children’s social care services.