The NHS has announced that rough sleepers in towns with high rates of homelessness will be able to receive specialist NHS mental health care across the country.
According to government figures, there are an estimated 3,069 people sleeping rough on any given night in England. Common mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, and panic disorder, are over twice as high among homeless people.
Research also shows that people are around 50 per cent more likely to have spent over a year sleeping rough if they are also experiencing mental ill health.

Former Scottish first minister Nicola sturgeon has been released without charge after being arrested on Sunday.
The arrest was part of Police Scotland's ongoing Operation Branchform inquiry into the SNP's finances.
After being arrested around 10.00 after voluntarily attending a police station, she was released around 17.25 the same day.
In a statement on Twitter, Sturgeon said: "To find myself in the situation I did today when I am certain I have committed no offence is both a shock and deeply distressing."

Buckinghamshire Council will begin up-cycling and electrifying its refuse fleet with clean-tech company Lunaz.
The first 26-tonne refuse vehicle will be converted from its existing diesel power to electric, with delivery to be made in the autumn. The work is being funded with a grant from DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs).

The transport secretary has confirmed £18 million to protect transport services in Greater Manchester.
The money is intended to ensure the stability and reliability of the transport network and enable it to operate and recover from the impact of the pandemic while considering value for money for all taxpayers.
The funding is being provided on the condition that TfGM outlines a pathway to financial sustainability as committed to in the Trailblazer Devolution Deal.

The government has announced Simon Fell MP as the first Rural Connectivity Champion.
The role will see him supporting rural communities and businesses to benefit from better digital connectivity.
Fell will convene rural businesses and the telecoms industry to support adoption of digital connectivity in sectors such as agriculture and develop, in partnership with rural businesses.
Fell comes from a background in telecoms and cybersecurity and represents a rural constituency in Cumbria.

The Welsh Government is set to invest £15 million to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points across the country.
The funding will be used to help local authorities increase the number of charging facilities ahead of fossil fuel vehicles being phased out in 2030.
£26 million has already been invested in charging infrastructure, creating more than 1,600 charging points.

Sixty-seven transport technology projects will receive a share of £1.96 million in funding as part of the government’s Transport Research and Innovation Grant (TRIG) Programme.
The projects receiving funding include remote-controlled robots for deliveries; kite-powered tug boats to reduce emissions; and drones to deliver packages in hard-to-reach areas.

New amendments to the Procurement Bill have bee tabled, intended to strengthen national security in government contracts.

The government has launched a new drive to support rural communities with better access to wireless networks.
A £7 million fund is to test out new ways to bring together satellite, wireless and fixed line internet connectivity, and support farmers and tourism businesses to access fast and reliable connectivity in remote areas for the first time.

Work has begun on a new railway station for Cambridge, Cambridge South at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
The four-platform, fully accessible station is set to be operations by 2025.
There is around £200 million government funding for the construction and is expected to bring 27,000 jobs and 4,000 new homes by 2031.
The new station is expected to see 1.8 million passengers passengers a year with links to London, Stansted Airport and the Eurostar.