Extend free school meals to migrant families

Free school meals should be permanently extended to the children of migrants who are currently ineligible for public support, say charities.

Johnson announces further lockdown easing measures

A number of remaining aspects of England’s culture, sport, leisure and business sectors will be permitted to reopen from 15 August.

Revamped contact-tracing app to begin trials

The revamped coronavirus contact-tracing app is set to begin public trials, after initial trials were halted in June.

Oxfordshire County Council to make cuts of  £15m

Oxfordshire County Council will be making emergency cuts of £15 million to deal with losses incurred because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Falling cost of renewables should prompt further use

Sharp falls in the cost of renewable generation means that Britain should aim for renewables to meet two thirds of electricity needs by 2030.

North Yorkshire single council plan gets backing

The bid for the creation of a single North Yorkshire Council has been given strong backing by neighbouring Durham.

Rough sleeping plans could unravel within months

Rough sleeping will soar if the government fails to properly fund homelessness support services in this Autumn’s Comprehensive Spending Review.

400,000 more families with children now claiming UC

The number of families with children claiming Universal Credit increased by a third as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic peaked in April and May.

North calls for £5bn pipeline of infrastructure projects

Transport for the North has set out its initial plans for a Northern Infrastructure Pipeline, a 30-year investment plan of infrastructure projects.

Yorkshire councils lay out lockdown ‘action plan'

Seven Yorkshire councils have made a series of demands of the government, detailing how to tackle local coronavirus outbreaks.

Labour calls for a Regional Opportunities Guarantee

Labour is urging the government to introduce a Regional Opportunities Guarantee as part of the Kickstarter Scheme.

More transparency for online political campaigning

Online election and referendum campaigns will have ‘the same transparency’ as is given in leaflets and on posters, says the government.

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