Thousands of children are playing in school playgrounds near roads with harmful levels of illegal air pollution, new research has found.
The government is to lift the one per cent public sector pay cap for the first time for police and prison officers, the BBC has reported.
An £8 million investment in Somerset children’s futures has seen pupils and staff returning after summer through the doors of two new primary schools.
The Mayor of Derby has set a £25,000 fundraising target for his Mayoral year.
Birmingham City Council’s cabinet will be asked to approve a two year house-building programme worth almost £19 million at a meeting soon.
Liverpool has been awarded almost £400,000 to help victims of domestic abuse and their families over the next three years.
All food premises in England should be made to display ’Scores on the Doors’ ratings when EU laws governing food safety are converted after Brexit.
Innovation grants from government have created an extra 150,000 jobs and stimulated growth worth £43 billion for the UK companies involved.
11 new energy projects worth £176 million per year have been successful in the latest competitive action for renewable technologies.
The government has rejected all six recommendations for improving women’s representation in the House of Commons.
The LGA has said that specialist elderly homes will need to increase by 400,000 units in less than 20 years to match increasing demand.
Nearly half of teachers have warned that their breakfast club will close within three years as a result of low levels of funding.