Households in Wales will be able to collect and plant a free tree as part of an initiative called My Tree Our Forest.
There are over 50 collection hubs across the country run by Coed Cadw, the Woodland Trust in Wales which will be open from Saturday. The hubs will be run by volunteers who will be sharing their expert advice on how to pick the right tree for the right space.
There are 295,000 trees and ten different species available including: hazel, rowan, hawthorn, silver birch, crab apple, sensible oak, dogwood, dog rose, field maple and elder.

Victoria Prentis has been sworn in as Attorney General, after her appointment last month.
Prentis was elected as MP for Banbury in May 2015 and has previously served as minister of state at the Department for Work and Pensions, minister of state at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and as parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

An Ofsted report has found that local authorities are struggling to finds homes for children and are having to find them at the last minute, due to a lack of suitable accommodation and a rising demand for places.
The report found that a lack of suitable accommodation coupled with the need to find placements quickly means that local authorities are unable to plan for and fulfil the legal duty. The need for urgent placements and problems forecasting demand has resulted in local authorities having to respond to cases as and when they arrive.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his long-awaited Autumn Statement in the House of Commons.
Hunt began his speech by acknowledging that the UK is in a recession and that things will get worse before they improve.
Among the measures announced is a reduction in the threshold for when the highest earners start paying the top rate of tax, from £150,000 to £125,140. This means those earning £150,000 or more will pay just over £1,200 more a year.

Secretary of state for levelling up, housing and communities Michael Gove has addressed parliament on social housing standards.
The address follows the death of Awaab Ishak, which a coroner recently concluded was linked to mould in his flat.
The two-year-old died in December 2020, after prolonged exposure to mould in his one-bedroom flat in Rochdale.
According to reports, his parents repeatedly raised concerns about the condition of their home to their landlord, Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, the local housing association.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is to publish his autumn statement later today.
It is expected there will be spending cuts and tax rises.
Though nothing has yet been confirmed, it is expected that the state pension and benefits will rise with prices and energy support will continue beyond April, but will not be as generous.
It is also expected that the health budget will increase in real terms.
It is anticipated that there will be a windfall tax on the energy industry to help pay for energy support.