Boris Johnson is to chair a meeting of the government's emergency Cobra committee in response to floods in northern England.

The Alzheimer’s Society has said that the cost of social care for people with dementia will nearly treble over the next two decades.

The Mayor of London has announced that the London Living Wage rate is to increase to £10.75 per hour.

Both the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats have pledged extra money to support the parents of young children.

The Campaign for Better Transport has called on the next government to get more people onto the bus.

Approximately 1.5 million older people in England have an unmet need for social care, according to estimates from Age UK.

Nottingham City Council has announced that no schools in the city will close to become polling stations at December’s General Election.

Councils will need billions in extra funding over the next Parliament if they are to meet the rising costs of providing adult social care.

The government has activated the emergency Bellwin scheme in response to recent flooding in Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.

More than 1,000 people have now taken part in a referral scheme aimed at boosting their mental health through cycling.

Northamptonshire County Council is planning to carry out a £4 million cut to its ‘failing’ children's services.

The SNP is launching its election campaign with a headline promise to bring forward legislation to protect the NHS from privatisation.

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