Ahead of May’s local and mayoral elections, motorists have noted an absence of conversation around charging infrastructure from candidates, according to research from Vauxhall.
The study found that only 25 per cent of respondents noticed issues around charging infrastructure playing a role in the political manifestos and canvassing of local candidates, suggesting it has dropped off the political agenda.

The LGA has joined forces with the Electoral Commission and the Jo Cox Foundation to call for no abuse towards candidates at this set of local elections.

Scotland's first minister, Humza Yousaf, has announced his resignation today.

Scotland is aiming to boost affordable their housing supply by acquiring properties to bring into use and help reduce homelessness with an £80 million uplift over the next two years.

The Government Property Agency (GPA) has signed Kier as its initial delivery partner to create a new hub at the Darlington Economic Campus.

New planning powers come into effect today giving local councils more tools to hold rogue developers to account as part of the government’s Levelling-up and Regeneration Act.

Sport England has published a report which reveals a long-term increase in activity levels among adults, but also highlights further action is needed to tackle inequalities.
The report shows that there are two million more adults being active on a regular basis than in 2016. This is despite the the impacts of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and increased cost of living pressures.

The Welsh government will work with councils to set out a three-phase plan to implement a 20mph limit.

£11 million of grant funding has been confirmed for public sector bodies in Scotland.
Leisure centres, schools and universities will be able to use the money to accelerate the decarbonisation of their properties.
Seven projects will share grants for clean heating and energy efficiency improvements totalling £11 million from the £20 million Public Sector Heat Decarbonisation Fund.
This is the first time direct grant awards have been made to public sector bodies instead of loans.

The Labour Party has announced that it would renationalise most passenger rail services within five years.
The party said, that if elected, it would meet this commitment by bringing passenger services into public control as the contracts expire.
The UK's train services were privatised in the 90s, but some have since been renationalised with operators losing their franchises after underperforming.