Councils will have access to a share of £5 million to help them provide the necessary housing and support to Afghans who have worked for this country in Afghanistan.

Improved services in one of the most deprived councils in England are making a real difference to vulnerable children’s and families lives.

The financial incentives in place to help employers create apprenticeship programmes should be extended beyond the end of the furlough scheme.

A record 20 places from across the UK have submitted an expression of interest to become the UK City of Culture 2025.

New research from the Sutton Trust has revealed that most disadvantaged three- and four-year-olds are ‘locked out’ of crucial early years education.

The government has set out plans to elevate its Family Hubs programme, backed by £20 million of new funding.

Local leaders in Suffolk have welcomed early discussions with the government about a possible devolution deal for the region.

The government has said that thousands of Afghan women, children and others most in need will be welcomed to the UK.

Education unions have urged the government to take firm action to improve ventilation in schools to reduce further coronavirus disruption.

Labour has pledged new opportunities for young people to earn and learn with a plan to create 100,000 new apprenticeships.

The UK’s Hydrogen Strategy seeks to use low carbon hydrogen to replace natural gas in powering around three million UK homes each year.

Children in London are four times more likely to go to school in areas with high levels pollution levels than children in the rest of England.

The number of people purchasing a home through the Help to Buy scheme is at an all-time high, according to new figures.

Friends of the Earth has stressed that the government must do more to enable councils to play their part in decarbonising the UK.  

Type 2 diabetes treatment rates in children and young people has rocketed by nearly 60 per cent in just five years, according to the LGA.

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