DfID restructure expected to cost at least £50 million

The Whitehall restructure that will see DfID taken over by the FCO is expected to cost at least £50 million to the British taxpayer.

£1.4bn funding gap in London due to pandemic

London boroughs have warned that local services in the capital face a £1.4bn funding black hole due to the impact of coronavirus.

More support from care services is needed

Employers are seeing the health, well-being and productivity of their workforces adversely impacted by a shortage of support from social care services.

Design in the Public Sector programme applications open

Councils in England are set to benefit from this year’s Design in the Public Sector programme which is themed on tackling climate change.

Regional contact tracing to be strengthened

NHS Test and Trace and PHE will extend its partnership with local authorities to reach more people testing positive and their contacts.

Mayors join TUC to launch 'Time Out to Help Out'

Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram are calling for workers to still get paid when they are requested to self-isolate.

Coronavirus prompts increase in household plastic waste

The latest Everyday Plastic Survey has revealed that the amount of plastic waste in UK homes increased during the coronavirus lockdown.

Two thirds think cycling on roads is unsafe

The government has pledged to tackle cycling safety after finding that two-thirds were worried about the dangers of riding on the roads.

Urgent reform of UK adult social care funding needed

Urgent reform of the funding of UK adult social care is needed to save a desperately overstretched system which has now reached breaking point.

Reduction in London NO2 levels greater than elsewhere

The scale of reduction of NO2 air pollution has been five times greater in central London than the national average since 2016.

Rapid charging network to be rolled out in Birmingham

Birmingham City Council will start the roll-out of 100 per cent renewable energy EV charge points across the city from Autumn 2020.

£40 million funding for local transport authorities

Local transport authorities will receive more than £40 million funding for the autumn term to help with school transport.

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