New analysis shows air pollution contributed to over 1,700 hospital admissions for asthma and COPD between 2017 and 2019.

Hundreds of thousands of trees are set to be planted as applications for the Local Authority Treescapes Fund and the Urban Tree Challenge Fund reopen.

The government still has ‘no clear plan for how the transition to net zero will be funded’, according to the Public Accounts Committee.

The Urban Transport Group is calling for locally accountable transport authorities to be able to regulate key aspects of micromobility rental services.

Bus and light rail operators will benefit from over £150 million of government support, ensuring services continue to run efficiently.

The coronavirus pandemic had a significant impact on older people approaching local authorities for social care support.

West Northamptonshire Council has signed up to the UK100 Net Zero pledge, focusing on tackling the climate emergency and reducing carbon emissions.

Prince Charles is visiting Southend later to present a letters patent to grant the town city status, following the death of Conservative MP Sir David Amess.

A pilot of Britain’s first Zero Emission Zone has started in Oxford ahead of the introduction of a larger ZEZ covering most of Oxford city centre in 2023.

The Onward think tank has claimed that the north of England will be the principal battleground in the next general election.

There were at least 320,000 missed opportunities to provide early help to children who were then re-referred to social care within 12 months.

A new report has recommended renewed London-wide action to improve data and learning to maintain and build digital skills across the capital.

Steve Rotheram has announced that the Liverpool City Region could soon be taking an important next step towards franchising bus services.

The PAC has said that the £1.9 billion ‘emergency intervention’ Kickstart scheme has supported far fewer young people than predicted.

Concerns are growing that the government’s reforms to adult social care are underfunded and could exacerbate existing pressures.

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