Extra support announced for Troubled Families

Families with deep rooted problems will receive extra support to get their lives back on track with up to £165 million of funding.

School funding breakdown announced by government

The government has informed local authorities across the country how much extra education money they will receive next year.

Wales bans use of combustible cladding on high rises

The use of combustible cladding on the external walls of high rise buildings in Wales will be banned from 13 January 2020.

Next London Borough of Culture competition begins

Seven boroughs from across the capital have been invited to City Hall to present their bid to be the next London Borough of Culture.

Queen's Speech delivered to Parliament

The Queen's Speech includes expected promises for the NHS, as well as legally-binding targets on climate change and NLW increases.

Nearly a third of England's secondary schools running deficits

New financial analysis by Reform has found that 28 per cent of local authority maintained secondary schools in England are in the red.

Wales pledges further funding for cleaner transport

Investing in low emission vehicles and creating a more resilient transport system are to receive Welsh Government funding.

Investment provokes more bus journeys in the West Midlands

The number of people catching the bus in the West Midlands has rocketed by almost eight million over the last year.

Cornwall launches the Forest for Cornwall project

Cornwall Council has launched its ambitious climate emergency project the Forest for Cornwall, drawing high praise from the Woodland Trust.

Sturgeon to set out 'unarguable' case for indyref2

Nicola Sturgeon is to call on the UK government to transfer powers to Holyrood that would ensure any independence vote was legal.

Unpaid carers over 80 save government £23bn a year

An army of carers amongst the oldest old in our society, those aged 80 or over, provide 23 million hours of unpaid care a week.

280,000 people in England are recorded as homeless

Shelter has revealed that 280,000 people are recorded as homeless in England, an increase of 23,000 since 2016.

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