Sadiq Khan has introduced an £11 million fund to help eight London boroughs implement new measures to improve air quality in their areas.
The funding from the Mayor of London aims to tackle toxic air quality and emissions in the capital, by creating five new Low Emission Neighbourhoods.
To be set up by 2019, the neighbourhoods will implement initiatives that provide penalties for the most polluting vehicles, reserve parking for the cleanest vehicles and introduce car-free days.

Oxfordshire County Council and Oxfordshire’s district and city councils will work together on devolution and reorganisation.
Working together to ‘discuss areas of common ground’, the councils aim to formulate joint plans for reorganising local government in the area.
A statement from the councils said: “Following discussions with civil servants last week all the Oxfordshire councils have agreed to work together to discuss areas of common ground, assess potential options and establish whether we can agree a way forward building on the work we have both done to date.”

Amanda Spielman has been confirmed as Ofsted’s next chief inspector, despite MP moves to block her appointment.

The Health Select Committee has accused ministers of giving the wrong impression about how much they are spending on healthcare in England.

Research from the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC-UK) has warned that an increasing number of older people are living alone, without having adaptions installed to enable them to live independently.

According to a survey by GOSS Interactive, local authorities expect to deliver over two-thirds of its services online by 2019.

A study has revealed that the UK’s ‘grey fleet’ costs employers more than £5.5 billion a year in mileage claims and car allowances.
The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) and the Energy Saving Trust (EST) have produced ‘Getting to grips with grey fleet’, and revealed that some 12 billion business miles are driven each year on Britain’s roads by employee-owned cars.

All MPs are to be automatically offered additional security in their constituency offices and homes, following the death of Labour MP Jo Cox.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for a ban on mileage correction services, after the latest figures have shown around one in 20 cars are thought to be ‘clocked’.

MPs have voted to renew the UK’s nuclear deterrent Trident weapons system, by 472 votes to 117.