The government has launched a Digital Waste Tracking service to fight rogue waste traders.
The service will follow every piece of permitted waste across the country in real time.
Businesses will be required to create a real-time audit trail for the waste they handle, under new laws being laid in parliament.
Currently, waste consignments are tracked using a largely paper-based system.

The Local Government Association (LGA) is calling for social work funding support models to be aligned with nursing, allied health, and teaching.
A new survey from the LGA has revealed that 52 per cent of adult social workers experience increased severity and complexity of need in their caseloads, while capacity and resources do not keep pace with the demand.

The government has announced new measures aimed at making it easier and more affordable for households, particularly renters and those without driveways, to switch to electric vehicles.

The University of Gloucestershire and NHS Gloucestershire ICB have agreed funding for a new dental school and treatment hub in a former Debenhams building.

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill has cleared parliament, meaning anyone born after 1 January 2009 will not be able to legally buy tobacco from shops.
The Commons and Lords have both agreed a final draft of the legislation, meaning it now awaits royal assent.
When it comes into affect, ministers will also have new powers to regulate tobacco, vaping and nicotine products, including their flavours and packaging.
Furthermore, vaping will be banned in cars carrying children, in playgrounds and outside schools and at hospitals.

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has announced Jonathan Walters as its new Chief Executive.
Walters has previously held held several roles at RSH and its predecessor organisations including Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Strategy.
Following an open recruitment process, he will begin the role from the start of May.
Housing Secretary Steve Reed said: "I would like to thank Fiona MacGregor for her years of leadership in driving up the quality of social homes and holding social landlords to account.

A new independent charity has been set up on the centenary of Queen Elizabeth II’s birth to honour her commitment to public service. 
The Queen Elizabeth Trust is one of three related memorial projects to honour her legacy at local, national, and global levels. The others are a national memorial in St James’s Park and a digital memorial.
The King has accepted the Royal Patronage of the Trust, which is inspired by the late Queen’s stated belief that “everyone is our neighbour”.

211 grassroots organisations have been awarded a share of over £2 million in government funding.
The recipients of the Common Ground Award were selected for their work breaking down barriers and creating the opportunities for people from different backgrounds to connect, build trust and find common ground.
The investment will help organisations reach more members of their community, improve facilities and launch new initiatives to provide even more opportunities for people to come together.

The Structures Fund is now open, supporting councils to fix bridges, flyovers and tunnels.
Aiming to make infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather and journeys safer and more efficient, the fund is now open for bids.
Consultants WSP have been appointed to provide free guidance and hands-on support to all applicants, from reviewing cost estimates to helping develop delivery plans. A series of webinars will also be held throughout April and May to help authorities navigate the process.

The Planning Inspectorate has announced that a new digital service will now be the primary route for planning and enforcement appeals.
The new service is designed to make it simpler and faster to submit appeals.
The legacy Appeals Casework Portal (ACP) has now stopped accepting new planning and enforcement appeals.