Housing Secretary Sajid Javid warned that councils could be stripped of planning powers if not enough homes are being built in their areas.

The Research Marketplace DPS agreement has gone live, meaning public bodies can now access a range of research expertise.

The government should strengthen its commitment to delivering affordable housing by amending the definition of affordable housing and the viability test.

Tamara Finkelstein has outlined how councils will share £1 million to identify private high-rise buildings that may be clad in unsafe building materials.

Professor Dame Sally Davies has warned that the impact of air, light and noise pollution has yet to be fully recognised in terms of health.

The LGA has warned that in the seven months since the launch of the Apprenticeship Levy, there have been 131,500 fewer apprenticeships.

CIPFA has reported that household across England are set to see an average council tax increase of £81.05 – the steepest increase in 14 years.

The government has put bereaved families and the community at the heart of deciding what happens to the future of the Grenfell Tower site.

Council recycling rates have fallen over five years, with half of local authorities recycling a lower proportion of household waste than in 2011-12.

A new report from e3g has claimed that public investment in warm homes in England has been cut by 58 per cent since 2012.
The think tank, which is urging the government to make warm homes a national infrastructure priority, suggests that Scotland currently spends four times as much per citizen as England on energy efficiency, with England having the second worst record on cold weather-related deaths out of 30 European countries.