Peter Soulsby has again written to the government urging them to provide more support to local businesses in Leicester.

Birmingham City Council has published its Birmingham Bus Statement, supporting buses as the UK recovers from coronavirus.

Former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has called for the urgent nationalisation of care services in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

High street shopping units left empty by the collapse of retail businesses should be converted into hundreds of thousands of new homes.

Matt Hancock has outlined measures to increase testing and support the NHS this winter, including more local authority powers.

Robert Jenrick has announced that new laws could deliver much-needed new homes and revitalise town centres across England.

Rishi Sunak will announce that public sector workers will see above inflation pay rises this year.

England’s poorest communities are at greater risk of a second wave of coronavirus owing to imbalances in the test-and-trace system.

Ministers have announced that people using pubs, restaurants and cafes will soon have greater freedom to choose non-smoking outdoor areas.

An electric refuse collection vehicle will be undergoing trials in Oxford this week.  

The Department for Education has announced per pupil funding increases under the national funding formula from 2021.

Councils have been given new powers to close shops and shut outdoor public spaces to manage local outbreaks of coronavirus.

The government has made Changing Places toilets compulsory in new buildings, backed by £30 million in funding.

Plans to help ensure the most vulnerable continue to have a roof over their heads have been launched by Robert Jenrick.

The government is set to publish its landmark Bill to deliver the biggest changes to building safety for nearly 40 years.