Sadiq Khan has called on the government to take urgent steps to tackle the spiralling cost of living amid rising poverty levels in the capital.

Disadvantaged areas are set to benefit from improved schools as part of measures to boost take-up of high-quality training across England.

The City of Edinburgh Council is to revolutionise security and surveillance across the capital with a £2.6 million investment in a new CCTV Control Centre.

New government figures show that 397 households became homeless every day between July and September 2021.
Containing the first three full months’ worth of data after the eviction ban was lifted, the figures indicate that a  total of 36,510 households were tipped into homelessness – equivalent to a town the size of Burnley.

Towns and cities will be transformed thanks to a radical new regeneration programme that will breathe fresh life into disadvantaged communities.

Hampshire County Council is the first Highway Authority in the country to trial plant-based plastic bollards to reduce its carbon footprint.

Oxford City Council has announced that Britain’s first Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ) will begin in the city on 28 February 2022.
While many cities including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol and Bath have already introduced or are in the process of introducing Clean Air Zone restrictions and charges for vehicles, Oxford will be the first city in Britain to introduce a ZEZ.

Birmingham City Council has published its Clean Air Strategy for the city, outlining a clear set of greener actions, priorities and pledges.