New figures have revealed that more than a quarter of children in care in Wales were placed in new homes outside of their county.
As of 31 March 2016, approximately 1,500 of the 5,600 placements were made out of local authority areas, with Merthyr Tydfil council having the highest rate of looked-after children placed outside its area, sitting at 84 out of 141 children, and Swansea council the lowest rate at 24 out of 510.

The latest Small Business Index, conducted by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), has shown a drop in confidence among small firms.

Health and care organisations in Surrey have signed an agreement to integrate health and social care in the region.

Officials have confirmed that the first round of talks that will see Britain leave the European Union will start on 19 June.
In a joint statement issued today, officials said: “Michel Barnier, the European Commission’s Chief Negotiator and David Davis, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, agreed today to launch Article 50 negotiations on Monday June 19.”

Essex County Council has launched a trial of ‘smart’ streetlights, that offer the potential to monitor pollution and create Wi-Fi hotspots.

The SNP and Labour have formed a new coalition to run the City of Edinburgh Council, pledging to deliver improved services.

Plans for the so-called ‘dementia tax’ were only shown to Hunt and Javid hours before the Conservative manifesto launch.

The Bellwin scheme will be activated to support the immediate response operation following the horrific incident at Grenfell Tower in London.

Families are being charged by care homes for extended periods after a resident has died, as well as large upfront fees, a market study reveals.

The CIEH has accused the government’s air quality plans of ‘unfairly shifting’ the burden to solve the problem to local authorities.