UKHospitality has published a raft of recommendations for local government ahead of elections in early May.

Thousands of families with children are set to benefit from £33 million support to resolve conflict at home.

Londoners view council tax, national issues and social care as the top priorities influencing their vote ahead of May’s local elections.

The rollout of the first Oyster-style contactless ticketing system in the country outside of London has gone live in Nottingham.

Liverpool City Council is to invest three-quarters of a million pounds in improving its schools and teachers.

The burden of tax falling on workers and employers has increased as of 6 April, as the hotly-debated rise in National Insurance payments takes effect.

The TaxPayers’ Alliance has found that the number of officials receiving more than £100,000 went up to 2,921 during the pandemic.

The Labour Party has said that the average annual cost of a nursery place for children under two has risen by nearly £1,500 in five years.

The government has announced wide-ranging support across its flagship family programmes for those who need extra help to fulfil their potential.

Sixty two further education colleges are to benefit from a share of more than £400 million to upgrade buildings and transform campuses.

Violence Reduction Units and ‘hotspot policing’ initiatives prevented 49,000 violent offences across England and Wales.

The government’s universal credit boost helped lift 400,000 children out of poverty during the first year of the pandemic.

Millions of UK workers will receive a pay rise as the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rise comes into effect.

Hundreds of cultural organisations have received a share of the final £35 million emergency support package from the Culture Recovery Fund.

New Cabinet Office guidance has called for the public sector to urgently review contracts with Russian and Belarusian companies.

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